Hello all, I have the following example.

For my understanding of schema, I should have been obliged to use < xs:element ref ="tns: Customer " /> but < xs:element name =" Customer " /> is valid.

For me, element name = means I am going to declare the content of Customer element inline. Here I think I should be obliged to use ref and I is not the case.

Can someone can enlighten me on tis.

Dominique

 

 

xs:schema xmlns:xs =" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema " xmlns:tns =" urn:valtech-com:phonebill " targetNamespace =" urn:valtech-com:phonebill " elementFormDefault =" qualified " attributeFormDefault =" unqualified ">

            < xs:element name =" PhoneBill ">

                        < xs:complexType >

                                   < xs:sequence >

                                   <!-- with name , the schema is valid -->

                                   <!-- if ref, i am obliged to use  ref='tns:Customer' -->

                                               < xs:element name =" Customer " />

                                   </ xs:sequence >

                                   < xs:attribute name =" id " type =" xs:string " use =" required "/>

                                   < xs:attribute name =" amount " type =" xs:float " use =" required "/>

                                   < xs:attribute name =" currency " type =" xs:string " use =" required "/>

                        </ xs:complexType >

                       

            </ xs:element >

            < xs:element name =" Customer ">

                        < xs:complexType >

                                   < xs:attribute name =" id " type =" xs:string " use =" required "/>

                                   < xs:attribute name =" firstName " type =" xs:string " use =" required "/>

                                   < xs:attribute name =" lastName " type =" xs:string " use =" required "/>

                                   </ xs:complexType >

                        </ xs:element >

</ xs:schema >