Chapter 15: Named groups¶

Schema

<!--Definitive XML Schema by Priscilla Walmsley (c) 2012 Prentice Hall PTR -->
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation>
      This example illustrates named model groups and attribute groups.
    </xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>

  <xsd:element name="shirt" type="ShirtType"/>

  <xsd:complexType name="ShirtType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:group ref="ProductPropertyGroup" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element name="size" type="SizeType"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attributeGroup ref="IdentifierGroup"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="effDate" type="xsd:date"/>
  </xsd:complexType>

  <xsd:group name="DescriptionGroup">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string"/>
      <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:group>

  <xsd:group name="ProductPropertyGroup">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:group ref="DescriptionGroup"/>
      <xsd:element name="number" type="xsd:integer"/>
      <xsd:element name="name" type="xsd:string"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:group>

  <xsd:attributeGroup name="IdentifierGroup">
    <xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:ID" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="version" type="xsd:decimal"/>
  </xsd:attributeGroup>

  <xsd:complexType name="SizeType">
    <xsd:simpleContent>
      <xsd:extension base="xsd:integer">
        <xsd:attribute name="system" type="xsd:token"/>
      </xsd:extension>
    </xsd:simpleContent>
  </xsd:complexType>

</xsd:schema>

XML Document

<shirt xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="chapter15.xsd"
       id="P557" version="100">
  <description>This is a great shirt.</description>
  <number>557</number>
  <name>Short-Sleeved Linen Blouse</name>
  <size system="US-DRESS">6</size>
</shirt>

xsData XML Document

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<shirt id="P557" version="100">
  <description>This is a great shirt.</description>
  <number>557</number>
  <name>Short-Sleeved Linen Blouse</name>
  <size system="US-DRESS">6</size>
</shirt>

xsData JSON

{
    "description": "This is a great shirt.",
    "comment": null,
    "number": 557,
    "name": "Short-Sleeved Linen Blouse",
    "size": {
        "value": 6,
        "system": "US-DRESS"
    },
    "id": "P557",
    "version": "100",
    "eff_date": null
}

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