Re: equivalent of marked sections?

"Dunning, John" <JDunning@goSPS.com> writes:

> I'm wondering if there is a mechanism in XML Schema similar to the
> INCLUDE/IGNORE marked sections in DTD construction.
> 
> I am employing the 'salami slice' design in order to reuse (over 500)
> component definitions, but I want certain attribute values to be required in
> some document types and optional in others, while still having each
> component be a valid schema in itself.  How might I go about this?

There is no conditional processing as such.

You can achieve a similar effect by using separate schema documents
for each of your components, then assembling them either on the
command line or via a shim which xs:includes the set you want.

ht
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