Hi Anupam,
  This is certainly possible in XSLT. I am curious what is the
motivation to design this language?

Regards,
Mukul

On 8/27/05, Agnisys Technology (P) Ltd. <agnisys@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>  Can XSL handle subtypes/inheritance in XML?
>
> I have an XML document that "declares" a type "someA" and then uses it, as
follows:
> <top>
>  <A_DEC name="someA">
>    <doc>  aaaaaaa </doc>
>    <v1> 100 </v1>
>  </A_DEC>
>
>  <B>
>     <A ref="A_DEC" name="someA">
>        <doc>  bbb </doc>
>     </A>
>  </B>
> </top>
> ---------------------
> I want this to be transformed into :
> A.doc   = bbb
> A.v1    = 100
> ---------------------
> Note that doc value is overridden from the XML doc and the v1 value is used
from the original
> definition.
>
> How do I make XSLT use the entity "A_DEC" when it encounters A?
>
> I'm designing the XML language, so I have the flexibility. If this kind of
problem is solved
> differently in XML, please advice.
>
> I would much appreciate even partial answers or any pointers.
> Thanks,
> Anupam.
>
> P.S. I'm new to XML, and to this list, please excuse if this question has
been answered before.
> Unfortunately I couldn't find the answer when I searched.