RE: Circular imports? (newbie)

> 
> Although XMLSchema spec section 4.2.2 clearly states that it 
> is invalid 
> to import into a namespace a schema from the same namespace, 
> it is not 
> clearly spelled out that (whether?) it holds for descendant imports.


yes, it is allowed. You must import a namespace if you refer to any
components in that namespace, and it's certainly allowed for A to reference
components in B while B refers to components in A.

I find xsl:import easier to understand if you think of it as importing a
namespace rather than importing a schema [document].

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/