Re: Invalid: derivation of complex type by restriction of simple type not allowed

Hi Kai,

The schema snippet you present is illegal.  There are some cases when simple 
types can restrict complex types (and possibly vice versa) but this isn't 
one of them.

If you could say what you would like to do then perhaps someone can suggest 
how to do it.

Cheers,

Pete Cordell
Codalogic
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kai Schlamp" <schlamp@medihack.org>
To: <xmlschema-dev@w3.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:25 AM
Subject: Invalid: derivation of complex type by restriction of simple type 
not allowed


>
> Hello!
>
> In my schema I have the following:
>
> <xs:complexType name="textareaType">
>        <xs:simpleContent>
>                <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
>                        <xs:attribute ref="label" use="required" />
>                </xs:restriction>
>        </xs:simpleContent>
> </xs:complexType>
>
> But W3C Schema validator tells me there is an error (derivation of
> complex type by restriction of simple type not allowed), even if
> w3schools writes, that this should be valid code (http://
> www.w3schools.com/schema/schema_complex_text.asp).
> I also checked the original Schema reference (http://www.w3.org/TR/
> xmlschema-1/), that points out: "Note that either <restriction> or
> <extension> must be chosen as the content of <simpleContent>."
> When I replace restriction by extension everything works fine. But I
> want to restrict the element type in a further step.
> Any help?
>
> Best regards,
> Kai
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