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XSD ID Attribute Validation [message #495773]

Fri, 06 November 2009 00:18

Tom

Messages: 3
Registered: November 2009

Junior Member

Is there a way to how to stop or replace the automatic validation of the attributes of elements that I mark as type xsd:ID in my schema?

The validation uses the EMF XML validator (XMLTypeValidator::validateID) that doesn't allow spaces or numeric entries for these attributes in my editor. Is there a reason why the ID types need to have this type of validation?

Regards,
Tom

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Re: XSD ID Attribute Validation [message #495845 is a reply to message #495773]

Fri, 06 November 2009 11:48

Ed Merks

Messages: 33140
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Tom,

Comments below.

Tom wrote:
> Is there a way to how to stop or replace the automatic validation of
> the attributes of elements that I mark as type xsd:ID in my schema?
No.
> The validation uses the EMF XML validator
> (XMLTypeValidator::validateID) that doesn't allow spaces or numeric
> entries for these attributes in my editor. Is there a reason why the
> ID types need to have this type of validation?
That's what XML Schema defines for this type. You could use xsd:int or
xsd:string and use ecore:id="true" instead. Note that spaces and
characters like : and # can get you into trouble with EMF as well.
I.e., often we serialize a list of references as space separated IDs.
Also, we recognize a QName representing the type by looking for a : or
recognized a URI verses and ID by looking for the #.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
>

Ed Merks
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