Re: [xml-dev] Can mixed content be constrained?

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Re: [xml-dev] Can mixed content be constrained?

I imagine that would only be possible with assertions in XML Schema 1.1.

Michael Glavassevich
XML Parser Development
IBM Toronto Lab
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"Costello, Roger L." <[email protected]> wrote on 03/23/2010 12:56:14 PM:

> Hi Folks,

>  
> Mixed content permits strings to be interspersed with elements. For
> example, this <Body> element has mixed content:

>  
> <Body>
>     Dear Sirs:
>          This is to inform you that we <emp>really</emp>
>          like your product.
> </Body>
>  
> It is declared in XML Schemas like this:
>  
> <element name="Body">
>     <complexType mixed="true">
>         <element name="emp" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" type="..." />
>     </complexType>
> </element>
>  
> Can the string portion (e.g., Dears Sirs: This is to ...) of the
> mixed content be constrained? Suppose I want to constrain the string
> portion within <Body> to be less than 200 characters, how would that be done?

>  
> /Roger