- From: Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 21:51:50 +0100
- To: "'Todd Moon'" <tmrfcm@gmail.com>, <xmlschema-dev@w3.org>
No problem. In essence it's: <xs:element name="part"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element ref="part" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> (and add the attribute) Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: xmlschema-dev-request@w3.org > [mailto:xmlschema-dev-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Todd Moon > Sent: 16 May 2007 18:55 > To: xmlschema-dev@w3.org > Subject: Defining recursive elements? > > > I'm not sure if the subject is accurate, but I'm trying to > author an XSD that allows a certain complex type to be nested > within itself to an arbitrary depth. > > A simple example would look like this: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> > <part serial="00000001234"> > <part serial="00000001234"> > <part serial="00000001234"> > </part> > <part serial="00000001234"> > </part> > <part serial="00000001234"> > <part serial="00000001234"> > </part> > <part serial="00000001234"> > <part serial="00000001234"> > </part> > </part> > </part> > </part> > <part serial="00000001234"> > </part> > </part> > > Any "part" can contain any number of other parts. > > Is it possible to validate this structure without putting an > arbitrary limit on the maximum depth? > >
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