Re: Forcing a certain document element

Eric van der Vlist <vdv@dyomedea.com> writes:

> "Henry S. Thompson" wrote:
> > 
> > You can't use the XML Schema language itself to enforce this, just as
> > you can't say it in a DTD document.  The XML Schema WG has taken on
> > board a request that it be a requirement on XML Schema _processors_
> > that they can be invoked in a way which specifies the element
> > declaration to be used to validate the document element.
> 
> Can't you design your schema to have only one global element definition
> ?
> 
> I reckon that it's a severe constraint, but it could be a workaround if
> you really wanted/needed to achieve this...

In the words of Richard Nixon (allegedly :-) "You could do that, but
it would be wrong."  By which I mean you're right, if you wrote such a 
schema, it would have the desired effect, but that's a pretty
roundabout way to get it.

ht
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