Definitive XML Schema
Priscilla Walmsley (pwalmsley@datypic.com)2nd edition (September 2012)
Prentice Hall PTR; ISBN: 0132886723
Chapter 2: A quick tour of XML Schema
Book Examples
<product effDate="2001-04-12"> <number>557</number> <size>10</size> </product>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="product" type="ProductType"/>
<xs:complexType name="ProductType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="number" type="xs:integer"/>
<xs:element name="size" type="SizeType"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="effDate" type="xs:date"/>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleType name="SizeType">
<xs:restriction base="xs:integer">
<xs:minInclusive value="2"/>
<xs:maxInclusive value="18"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
Example 2-3. Elements with simple types
<size>10</size> <comment>Runs large.</comment> <availableSizes>10 large 2</availableSizes>
Example 2-4. Elements with complex types
<size system="US-DRESS">10</size> <comment>Runs <b>large</b>.</comment> <availableSizes><size>10</size><size>2</size></availableSizes>
Example 2-5. Attributes with simple types
system="US-DRESS" availableSizes="10 large 2"
<xs:element name="size">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:integer">
<xs:minInclusive value="2"/>
<xs:maxInclusive value="18"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
Example 2-7. Elements with complex types
<size system="US-DRESS">10</size> <product> <number>557</number> <size>10</size> </product> <letter>Dear <custName>Priscilla Walmsley</custName>...</letter> <color value="blue"/>
Example 2-8. More complicated content model
<xs:complexType name="ProductType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="number" type="xs:integer"/>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3">
<xs:element name="size" type="SizeType"/>
<xs:element name="color" type="ColorType"/>
</xs:choice>
<xs:any namespace="##other"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="effDate" type="xs:date"/>
</xs:complexType>
Example 2-9. Complex type extension
<xs:complexType name="ShirtType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="ProductType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="color" type="ColorType"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:ID" use="required"/>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
Example 2-10. Product schema document with target namespace
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
targetNamespace="http://datypic.com/prod"
xmlns:prod="http://datypic.com/prod">
<xs:element name="product" type="prod:ProductType"/>
<xs:complexType name="ProductType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="number" type="xs:integer"/>
<xs:element name="size" type="prod:SizeType"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="effDate" type="xs:date"/>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleType name="SizeType">
<xs:restriction base="xs:integer">
<xs:minInclusive value="2"/>
<xs:maxInclusive value="18"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
Example 2-11. Instance with namespace
<prod:product xmlns:prod="http://datypic.com/prod"
effDate="2001-04-12">
<number>557</number>
<size>10</size>
</prod:product>
Example 2-12. Schema composition using include and import
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns="http://datypic.com/ord"
targetNamespace="http://datypic.com/ord">
<xs:include schemaLocation="moreOrderInfo.xsd"/>
<xs:import namespace="http://datypic.com/prod"
schemaLocation="productInfo.xsd"/>
<!--...-->
</xs:schema>
Example 2-13. Using xsi:schemaLocation
<prod:product xmlns:prod="http://datypic.com/prod"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://datypic.com/prod prod.xsd"
effDate="2001-04-12">
<number>557</number>
<size>10</size>
</prod:product>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:doc="http://datypic.com/doc">
<xs:element name="product" type="ProductType">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en"
source="http://datypic.com/prod.html#product">
<doc:description>This element represents a product.
</doc:description>
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
