RE: Multiple Namespaces in an XSD with XML Beans

Butterwood, Richard Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:40:56 -0800

Hi Lawrence,

Thank you for the e-mail. Is it possible to have a XML instance that looks like the following?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<ResponseBatch xmlns="http://infor.com/FactsResponseBatch"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

ConsumerKey="1234"

Language="English"

DateTime="today"

SerialID="0011111">

<WarehouseId>Warehouse 1</WarehouseId>

<Items>

<Item>

<ItemNumber>Item Number 1</ItemNumber>

</Item>

</Items>

</Warehouse>

</Warehouses

</Response>

<WarehouseId>Warehouse 1</WarehouseId>

<Items>

<Item>

<ItemNumber>Item Number 1</ItemNumber>

</Item>

</Items>

</Warehouse>

</Warehouses>

</Response>

</ResponseBatch>

All the nodes inside the Response level will be the same except inside the Item element. Here is the XSD I have so far:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<xs:schema

targetNamespace="http://infor.com/FactsResponseBatch"

elementFormDefault="qualified"

xmlns:cd="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData"

xmlns:rs="http://infor.com/FactsItemBalance"

xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<xs:import namespace="http://infor.com/FactsItemBalance"

schemaLocation="ItemBalance.xsd"/>

<xs:import namespace="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData"

schemaLocation="CodeData.xsd"/>

<xs:element name="ResponseBatch">

<xs:complexType>

<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">

<xs:element name="Response" type="rs:Response"/>

<xs:element name="Response" type="cd:Response"/>

</xs:choice>

<xs:attribute name="ConsumerKey" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:attribute name="Language" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:attribute name="DateTime" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:attribute name="SerialID" type="xs:string"/>

</xs:complexType>

</xs:element>

</xs:schema>

When I try to create the jar file it complains that the response element already exists. Any clues?

Thanks,

From: Lawrence Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Multiple Namespaces in an XSD with XML Beans

Hi Richard

What you want is fine and is supported. However, in your instance doc declaring the attribute xmlns:tns="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData" in your Response element does nothing other than map the prefix tns to the namespace http://infor.com/FactsCodeData. It does not change the namespace of the Response element or any of its children. Instead, as it stands, those elements will inherit the default namespace “http://infor.com/FactsResponseBatch” from the xmlns=”…” attribute in its parent ResponseBatch element.

I believe what you want is xmlns="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData". This will override the default namespace from the parent ResponseBatch element and make the namespace “http://infor.com/FactsCodeData” for Response and all its children. Alternatively you can keep the tns prefix declaration and use the tns prefix on the Response element and all its children i.e. <tns:Response …> <tns:Codes> … </tns:Codes> </tns:Response>.

In order to set up the schema to match this you need 2 schemas – 1 with targetNamespace="http://infor.com/FactsResponseBatch", and 1 with targetNamespace="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData". The first schema should define the ResponseBatch element and import the second schema. The second schema should define Response and all its children.

Cheers,

Lawrence

From: Butterwood, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:11 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Multiple Namespaces in an XSD with XML Beans

Merry Christmas!

I would like my XML instance file to look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<ResponseBatch xmlns="http://infor.com/FactsResponseBatch"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

ConsumerKey="1234"

Language="English"

DateTime="today"

SerialID="0011111">

<Response xmlns:tns="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData"

RequestID="CodeData" SerialID="54321" Company="12">

<Codes>

<Code>

<Code>Code Value </Code>

<Description>Description Value</Description>

<ParentCode>Parent Code Value</ParentCode>

</Code>

</Codes>

<RestartPoint>abcdefg</RestartPoint>

</Response>

</ResponseBatch>

In other words I want the namespace xmlns:tns="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData" to cover only response elements and its sub-elements. I want the ResponseBatch top element to have its own name space. Here is the XSD so far:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<xs:schema

targetNamespace="http://infor.com/FactsResponseBatch"

elementFormDefault="qualified"

xmlns:rns="http://infor.com/FactsResponseBatch"

xmlns:tns="http://infor.com/FactsCodeData"

xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<xs:element name="ResponseBatch">

<xs:complexType>

<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">

<xs:element name="Response" type="tns:Response"/>

</xs:choice>

<xs:attribute name="ConsumerKey" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:attribute name="Language" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:attribute name="DateTime" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:attribute name="SerialID" type="xs:string"/>

</xs:complexType>

</xs:element>

<xs:complexType name="Response">

<xs:sequence>

<xs:element name="Codes" type="tns:Codes"/>

<xs:element name="RestartPoint" type="xs:string"/>

</xs:sequence>

<xs:attribute name="RequestID" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:attribute name="Company" type="xs:int"/>

<xs:attribute name="SerialID" type="xs:string"/>

</xs:complexType>

<xs:complexType name="Codes">

<xs:sequence>

<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">

<xs:element name="Code" type="tns:Code"/>

</xs:choice>

</xs:sequence>

</xs:complexType>

<xs:complexType name="Code">

<xs:sequence>

<xs:element name="Code" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:element name="Description" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:element name="ParentCode" type="xs:string"/>

</xs:sequence>

</xs:complexType>

</xs:schema>

Is this possible with XML Beans?

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