Vipin, The only attribute in XML Schema 1.0 that can be used to do what you want is xsi:type.
FYI: The W3C mailing list [1] is a more appropriate list for generic queries such as this. Thanks. [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xmlschema-dev/ Michael Glavassevich XML Parser Development IBM Toronto Lab E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] vipin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/07/2007 02:57:41 PM: > Hi, > > I have a generic question regarding writing xsd for XML. > > Is it possible to write a schema(xsd) if children of an element depends on > value of a particular attribute ? > > for eg, if type="service" then children of will be > (protocal,srcport,destport,icmpType,icmpCode) AND > if type="device" then children of will be (ip,hostname,domain) > > <Service> > > <protocol/> > <srcPort/> > <destPort/> > <icmpType/> > <icmpCode/> > > <Service> > > <ReportingDevices> > > <ip/> > <hostName/> > <domain/> > > </ReportingDevices> > > Thanks, > Vipin V S. > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
