Re: How to reference a value in the xml instance document

These are an example of so-called co-occurrence constraints.  Schema 1.0 
has very limited support for these and cannot in any obvious way handle 
your use case.  We are looking at enhancements for Schema 1.1.  I should 
note that your example, simple as it is, rates as one of the more 
aggressive, as you are doing comparisons of >values< in the document; many 
other use cases involve primarily occurrence constraints such as "either 
this attribute or that element, but not both, may appear".   We're 
considering a variety of mechanisms and options.  No guarantee that 
anything will happen, but we are working on it.  This is a very common 
request.

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Noah Mendelsohn 
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Daniel Einspanjer <deinspanjer@gmail.com>
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        Subject:        How to reference a value in the xml instance document from schema?



Hi folks, I hope that this question makes sense and that it isn't
trivial. I've searched the web and this list's archive before asking
it but I cannot find any leads. :/

In XML Schema, is it possible to refer to a value in the XML document
for purposes of schema validation?  I know that you could use an
appdata node to call out to some other type of schema validator such
as schematron, but I'm hoping this is possible in pure XML Schema.

An example might be easiest.

good xml doc
<person birthYear="1973" deathYear="2004"/>

bad xml doc
<person birthYear="2004" deathYear="1999"/>

can I write a minInclusive restriction in an XML Schema such that the
schema validates that deathYear is greater than or equal to birthYear?

Thanks for your time,

Daniel Einspanjer