support for namespaces on attribute value

[Noga Atsil]

Suppose I want to create the following XML document:

<books xmlns="myLibraryNS">
<p:book>All my sons</p:book>
</books>

And suppose I want to create a schema that describes it:

<schema xmlns="Xml-Schema namespace" xmlns="myLibraryNS">
<element name="books">
<complexType>
....
<element name="p:book" type="string" maxOccurs="unbounded">
.....
<schema>

Now, suppose I want to load and parse the schema. Iwould use a DOM xml parser
(unless there is a schema parser you know off, which is compatible with the
last version of XML-Schema).
When I read that attribute "name", I would like to know that it's value comes
from another namespace.

My questions are:
1) Do you know of any parser that supports namespaces on attribute value?
2) If not - can you think of another way to write an XML-Schema that would
best describe the aboce XML Document, a way that doesn't require namespace
support for the attribute value?


Thanks in advance,

Noga.

[Chris F.]

Hi Noga,

Are you using MSXML 3? There is a namespaceURI property on the node and
attribute objects that will tell you what namespace the object belongs in.
Hope that helps,

-Chris

"Noga Atsil" <nogaa@smarteam.com> wrote:
>
>Suppose I want to create the following XML document:
>
><books xmlns="myLibraryNS">
> <p:book>All my sons</p:book>
></books>
>
>And suppose I want to create a schema that describes it:
>
><schema xmlns="Xml-Schema namespace" xmlns="myLibraryNS">
> <element name="books">
> <complexType>
> ....
> <element name="p:book" type="string" maxOccurs="unbounded">
> .....
><schema>
>
>Now, suppose I want to load and parse the schema. Iwould use a DOM xml parser
>(unless there is a schema parser you know off, which is compatible with
the
>last version of XML-Schema).
>When I read that attribute "name", I would like to know that it's value
comes
>from another namespace.
>
>My questions are:
>1) Do you know of any parser that supports namespaces on attribute value?
>2) If not - can you think of another way to write an XML-Schema that would
>best describe the aboce XML Document, a way that doesn't require namespace
>support for the attribute value?
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Noga.