Dave, the xs:any can have a namespace attribute, which, if not present, defaults to "##any", which means that the content can be in any namespace whatsoever or no namespace. I think that solves your problem. - Wing Yew
-----Original Message----- From: dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:00 PM To: Henry S. Thompson Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: how to restrict validation to part of the W3C schema? is there a way to instruct the validator to ignore namespace as well for this 'noValidation' element's children? Thanks -D --- "Henry S. Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > dave writes: > > > 1. How would I specify in the Schema that > > 'noValidation' element should not get validated? > Is > > using ANY a valid use case in this situation > although > > it's not used for Schema extension purpose here? > CDATA > > may not be a good choice because I would NOT be > able > > to parse anything under 'noValidation'. > > <xs:element name="noValidation"> > <xs:complexType mixed="true"> > <xs:sequence> > <xs:any processContents='skip' minOccurs="0" > maxOccurs="unbounded"/> > </xs:sequence> > </xs:complexType> > </xs:element> > ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Notice: This email message, together with any attachments, may contain information of BEA Systems, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, that may be confidential, proprietary, copyrighted and/or legally privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named in this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please immediately return this by email and then delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

