- From: G. Ken Holman <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:23:02 -0300
- To: "xmlschema-dev@w3.org" <xmlschema-dev@w3.org>
At 2012-06-28 12:15 +0000, Costello, Roger L. wrote: >In section 3.1.2 of the Structures specification it says: > > Although no external representation of schemas > is required ... > >What is an "external" representation of an XML Schema? Typically XML Schema syntax in XML (though I gather there are some experiments out there with alternative syntaxes). >External to what? The schema processor. >What is a non-external (internal?) representation of an XML Schema? >Do such things exist? They can. As a convenience a processor can build-in the schema components of a given namespace such that the user need not have to supply an external expression of those schema components. I don't know any that do, just because I haven't looked, but it is certainly possible for a processor to offer this. I hope this helps. . . . . . . . . . . Ken -- Public XSLT, XSL-FO, UBL and code list classes in Europe -- Oct 2012 Contact us for world-wide XML consulting and instructor-led training Free 5-hour lecture: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/links/udemy.htm Crane Softwrights Ltd. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/x/ G. Ken Holman mailto:gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com Google+ profile: https://plus.google.com/116832879756988317389/about Legal business disclaimers: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal
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