> That's because, for most of the facets, each derivation is resetting the
> value of the facet if you use it again in a new derivation.
No, you are misunderstanding the spec.
> For instance, if I define a numeric type as being greater than 5 and if
> I apply a new "restriction" to create a new datatype that is greater
> than 4, the resulting datatype is greater than 4.
Such a derivation is an error. See section 4.3.9.4, "Schema Component
Constraint: minExclusive valid restriction".
--
Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI +1 650 786 0721
Sun Microsystems
