Re: [xml-dev] Re:Validating XML documents containing xml:*

What could be simpler would be if xml: namespaced attributes were
ignored by default.

On 11/8/05, Jack Lindsey <> wrote:
> For the instance files to validate, your schema needs to define where
> xml:* attributes are permitted.
>
> In order to reference xml:lang, etc., in your schema, you have to import
> the following W3C namespace:
>
> <xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"
> schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd"/>
>
> where the world's most famous attributeGroup is defined:
>
> <xs:attributeGroup name="specialAttrs">
> <xs:attribute ref="xml:base"/>
> <xs:attribute ref="xml:lang"/>
> <xs:attribute ref="xml:space"/>
> </xs:attributeGroup>
>
>
> using the W3C-reserved namespace prefix:  xml
>
> In order for instance files referencing your schema to use xml:lang they
> must include the W3C's xsi namespace but the associated target schema is
> yours, e.g.
>
> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
> xsi:schemaLocation="http://yourTargetSchema/namespace
> optionally/yourLocalschema.xsd"
>
> What could be simpler?
>
> Also try this list:  <>
>
> Cheers
>             Jack Lindsey
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