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cannot see schema comments in xml editor for STS [message #1003965]

Tue, 22 January 2013 10:33

Shane Lee

Messages: 1
Registered: January 2013

Junior Member

Environment: Spring Tool Suite 2.9.2.RELEASE
Eclipse 3.7.2

I have an xml file which i view using xml editor in STS IDE. I linked it to the associated schema file (xsd) for validation and content assist.

XML Sample:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<amendmentConfiguration xmlns:xsi="w3schools"
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../EMS-Shared/resources/amendment-configuration.xsd">
    <common>
        <prefillCodes>Amend0120 Amend0140 Amend0206</prefillCodes>
    </common>

XSD Sample:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified"
    elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="w3schools">
    <xs:element name="amendmentConfiguration" type="amendmentConfigurationType">
    <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Testing</xs:documentation>
    </xs:annotation>

In eclipse preferences i turned on xml validation. So in my xml file i can directly access the schema and content assist will show me the available elements. Validation works also.

I expected when i hover over the amendmentConfiguration i would see the comment "Testing" but i do not. Is there any reason why? Is it tied to catalogs?

Thanks,

Shane.

Note: This crappy forum would not allow me to pass in the w3schools uri in the code snippet but you know what it is.

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Re: cannot see schema comments in xml editor for STS [message #1008939 is a reply to message #1003965]

Thu, 14 February 2013 07:26

Nitin Dahyabhai

Messages: 4435
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Actually, I at least don't know what the URI is.

Have you tried simplifying it to where the XML and XSD files are both in the same folder? How did you create the XML file? Can you show the contents of the schema so we know where the comments are within it?

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Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse Web Tools Platform

[Updated on: Thu, 14 February 2013 07:26]

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Re: cannot see schema comments in xml editor for STS [message #1010945 is a reply to message #1003965]

Mon, 18 February 2013 14:24

James Quinn

Messages: 1
Registered: February 2013

Junior Member

Likewise, annotation/documentation does not appear in contentassist for me too. I've a local homegrown schema (.xsd) that validates my local xml. It even suggests elements for me when I'm editting the xml. However, documentation on each element or attribute does not come through. I was thinking it was a problem with the schema, but all else works properly.

Perhaps the problem lies in my desires and expectations - While editting my xml, I want the documentation to appear in the content assist popup. I need to be able to suggest the data type, and the expected effects of element inclusion.

	<xs:element name="root" >
        <xs:annotation>
        	<xs:documentation>something else in root</xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
        <xs:complexType>
			<xs:sequence>
				<xs:element name="script" type="xs:string" />
		        <xs:annotation>
		        	<xs:documentation>script else in root</xs:documentation>
		        </xs:annotation>
				<xs:element name="logSection" type="esc:logSection"  description="logSection must be given" />
		        <xs:annotation>
		        	<xs:documentation>logSection else in root</xs:documentation>
		        </xs:annotation>
		</xs:sequence>
	</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

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