I have a question in
regards to simple type definitions. I have defined a simple type
of string length 5 declared as follows:
<xsd:simpleType
name = "String5VariableType">
<xsd:restriction base = "xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value = "5" fixed =
"true"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
I am using this simple type for several
local elements. I would also like to declare another simple type
(for example, called "SomeNewCodeType") which will also be string length
5. I can certainly declare it as follows:
<xsd:simpleType
name = "SomeNewCodeType">
<xsd:restriction base = "xsd:string">
<xsd:maxLength value = "5" fixed =
"true"/>
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
However, I'd like to define the "SomeNewCodeType"
simple type as type "String5VariableType" if possible. The only way
I see that this can be done is by declaring a restriction with a base type
of "String5VariableType" and then specifying a facet such as maxInclusive
of "99999" (to have something listed as a restriction), or perhaps a regular
expression - but this seems awful kludgy.
Any thoughts?
So, you just want to define a new SimpleType that has the same semantics
as the String5VariableType?
In that case you can do a restriction
without defining any more facets:
<xsd:simpleType
name = "SomeNewCodeType">
<xsd:restriction base = "String5VariableType"/>
</xsd:simpleType>
This will make SomeNewCodeType the same
as String5VariableType.
Cheers,
/Eddie
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