Re: xml schema Second Edition-regarding substitution group

Your analysis is essentially correct, but this is not a change from
the first edition.

The best you can do is make the implicit choice explicit, and use
local declarations:

<xsd:complexType name="Purchase-Derivant">
  <xsd:complexContent>
     <xsd:restriction base="r:PurchaseOrderType" >
           <xsd:sequence>
  	 <xsd:element name="shipTo" type="xsd:string"/>
                <xsd:choice>
                 <xsd:element name="amount" type="xsd:positiveInteger"/>
                 <xsd:element name="price" type="xsd:positiveInteger"/>
                </xsd:choice>
           </xsd:sequence>
     </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>

ht
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