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XML Schema Instance Namespace Dropping

Having an issue here and think it’s something I'm missing with XSD, probably a misunderstanding of XML Schema on my part. Attached is an example Person.xsd and Auto.xsd. Can anyone tell me why when I generate an instance of Person.xsd using a tool like StylusStudio I get a Person xml with an Auto xml using the same namespace as Person (Person.xml)? I was expecting to get an xml instance as such (notice the p2 namespace provided for auto and different than p1:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<p1:Person xmlns:p1=http://www.company.com/person xmlns:p2="http://www.company.com/auto" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.company.com/person file:///c:/Documents%20and%20Settings/btaylor/Desktop/Person.xsd">
<p2:Auto make="string">

</p2:Auto>
</p1:Person>

Respectfully,

Brian
Auto.xsd
Person.xsd
Person.xml

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I think we figured it out. It appears that, unlike Java packages, object instances (<element>) are of the namespace they’re used, not defined. Therefore the following is a valid <Person> instance:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<p1:Person xmlns:p1=http://www.company.com/person>
<p1:Auto make="string"/>
</p1:Person>

Not:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<p1:Person xmlns:p1=http://www.company.com/person xmlns:p2="http://www.company.com/auto">
<p2:Auto make="string"/>
</p1:Person>

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