Attributes ordering

Hi,

I am little new to XML. I have a basic doubt in the ordering of attributes 
inside a complex type.

Suppose the XSD file has the following structure.

<xs:complexType name="test">
        <xs:attribute name="a" type="xs:string"/>
        <xs:attribute name="b" type="xs:string"/>
        <xs:attribute name="c" type="xs:string"/>
        <xs:attribute name="d" type="xs:string"/>
        <xs:attribute name="e" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:complexType>

<xs:element name="test" type="test"/>

Can the XML instance have the attributes in any order, or should the order 
of attributes in the instance be only a,b,c,d,e?

I know that the elements ordering can be controlled using "sequence" or 
"all". But i am not sure about the same behavior with attributes.

Could anyone clarify this?

Kind Regards,

Nataraj Ramalingam | Technical Lead 
Email : nataraj.ramalingam@aricent.com
Aricent Communications Software 
www.aricent.com.


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