XSD - Howto specify element whose name is unknown

[slimzhao]

<title>
<A ID="ID_1"/>
<B ID="ID_2"/>
<SomeThingElse ID="ID_1000"/>
</title>


What I want to do is to write a schema for <title>'s children, which
element type is restricted to <xs:attribute name="ID" type="ID">, but
it's name is variable.

Thanks any way.

 

[Jens M. Felderhoff]

<title>
<A ID="ID_1"/>
<B ID="ID_2"/>
<SomeThingElse ID="ID_1000"/>
</title>


What I want to do is to write a schema for <title>'s children, which
element type is restricted to <xs:attribute name="ID" type="ID">, but
it's name is variable.

You might consider using substitutionGroup, e.g.

<xs:element name="id-elem" abstract="true">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="ID" type="ID"/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

<xs:element name="A" substitutionGroup="id-elem">
....
</xs:element>

<xs:element name="B" substitutionGroup="id-elem">
....
</xs:element>

<xs:element name="SomeThingElse" substitutionGroup="id-elem">
....
</xs:element>

<xs:element name="title">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:element ref="id-elem" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Cheers

Jens