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xsd creation where xml has as multiple namespaces

I luck quite significant knowledge with xsd files. my question may be unclear or silly... but i need help.

i have an xml that loos as below. What i need is that the xsd that i use, allows the node's
<mx:String value="plugins"> .

But, when i try to add an element with name "mx:string" it does not let me..
I have tried to add the namespace of mx inside my xsd but could not... (if this is the correct way, lets discuss how this can be done).
I have tried to create a second xsd, that my xsd will import and use. the second xsd would have namespace mx, but this did not help either (if this is the way, lets talk on how this can be done).

Other ways? Any correct/easy and clean way?

Cheers

<plugin:Plugin>
   <properties>
      bla bla bla
   <properties>
   <toolbar>
      <mx:String value="plugins"> 
      <mx:String value="all">
       ...
   <toolbar>

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Gertone (Geert Bormans)

Well, every namespace in your document should be the targetNamespace of a seperate schema
This implies that you need a seperate schema documument per namespace
and that you need to import the corrct bits at the right place.

It is clean but not so easy. Multiple namespace schemas are a bit advanced
I will show you an example in a minute

Can you show the namespace declarations for the prefixes? That would make the schema more ready to use for you

marklorenz

You have to have a namespace declared for "mx". Check out the details here:

http://www.w3schools.com/schema/schema_schema.asp
http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/srivastava_namespaces.html

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

> I have tried to create a second xsd, that my xsd will import and use. the second xsd would have namespace mx

That is the correct way

See examples in the below code pane

XML
---
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<toolbar xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="toolbar.xsd"
 xmlns:mx="urn:mx"> 
    <mx:String value="plugins"/>  
    <mx:String value="all"/> 
</toolbar>

XSD: toolbar.xsd
----------------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    xmlns:mx="urn:mx">
    <xs:import namespace="urn:mx" schemaLocation="mx.xsd"/>
    <xs:element name="toolbar">
        <xs:complexType>
            <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element ref="mx:String" maxOccurs="unbounded"></xs:element>
            </xs:sequence>
        </xs:complexType>
    </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

XSD: mx.xsd
-----------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    targetNamespace="urn:mx"
    xmlns:mx="urn:mx">
    <xs:element name="String">
        <xs:complexType>
            <xs:simpleContent>
                <xs:extension base="xs:string">
                    <xs:attribute name="value"/>
                </xs:extension>
            </xs:simpleContent>
        </xs:complexType>
    </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

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Gertone (Geert Bormans)

Once you have elements in a namespace, try to have all of them in a namespace

Rongas

ASKER

perfect... :-) sorry for the delay on answering

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

welcome