Re: [xml] XML Schema: Nillable custom type error (PATCH)

[Kasimier Buchcik <K Buchcik 4commerce de>]

Hi,

On Sat, 2005-11-05 at 20:23 -0500, Sir Woody Hackswell wrote:
> Hello, all!  I believe I've come across a problem with Schema validation.
>
> Here's my scenario:
> I have a custom type (in this example, "pricetype".  My Element is 
> nillable, but the validator always bombs on it, because the "" item 
> isn't in my xs:pattern list.  Nillable should hit before we check 
> patterns, no?  Below my example is a small patch.  Thank you.

[...]

The current behaviour of the processor is correct in this case.
You need to set the xsi:nil attribute to "true" in the instance in order
to activate the "nillable" mechanism.

Example:
<Price xsi:nil="true"/>

The relevant spec pieces:

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#xsi_nil
http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#cvc-elt

Regards,

Kasimier