Re: [xml-dev] Reusing Locally Defined Element in the Same parent Tag using "ref" ?

From
Nishant Bulchandani <>
To
Mukul Gandhi <>
Date
2013-01-09T13:18:25Z
ID
<>
Thread
Re: [xml-dev] Reusing Locally Defined Element in the Same parent Tag using "ref" ?
Well , the reason that it would cost more than the benefits sounds reasonable!

The reason for asking was I was thinking along the lines of
Programming Languages like C,C++ & Java where local variables have
this feature.Also , sometimes such questions let you know some
intricacies which you would have missed all along.

Thanks for the replies:)


On 1/8/13, Mukul Gandhi <> wrote:
> Having this kind of feature, usually requires shadowing a declaration
> higher with a declaration with the same name below. I also feel, that
> designing an XSD document according to this feature doesn't bring more
> benefits than costs.
>
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Nishant Bulchandani <
> > wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> For the Snippet below :
>>
>> <xs:complexType name="Team">
>>     <xs:sequence>
>>         <xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string"/>
>>         <xs:element name="Size">
>>             <xs:simpleType>
>>                 <xs:restriction base="xs:integer">
>>                     <xs:totalDigits value="1"/>
>>                 </xs:restriction>
>>             </xs:simpleType>
>>         </xs:element>
>>         <xs:element name="teamLeads">
>>             <xs:complexType>
>>                 <xs:sequence>
>>                     <xs:element ref="Size"/>
>>                 </xs:sequence>
>>             </xs:complexType>
>>         </xs:element>
>>     </xs:sequence>
>> </xs:complexType>
>>
>>
>> The element "Size" has local scope , Why Can't it be reused locally?
>> Usually in Programming Languages , a local element is accessible in
>> its complete Local Scope.Why isn't it implemented the same way
>> here?(i.e Why is "Size" not referenceable inside the whole "Team" Tag
>> )
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Mukul Gandhi
>