empty/non-empty element

[John]

Hi,

I have an element StaticLayerData Stream referenced in the schema file.
This element can be empty or non-empty in the instance file depending
on circumstances.

<xs:element name="StaticLay erDataStream" type="xs:hexBin ary">

Now in the XML instance file, the parser throws an error when it comes
across an empty StaticLayerData Stream element like so:

<StaticLayerDat aStream> </StaticLayerData Stream>

I have even tried this

<StaticLayerDat aStream/>

but it does not work. Any ideas on how to let the schema identify the
element as being empty sometimes AND non-empty sometimes?

Thanks
John

[Klaus Johannes Rusch]

Re: empty/non-empty element

John wrote:
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> I have an element StaticLayerData Stream referenced in the schema file.
> This element can be empty or non-empty in the instance file depending
> on circumstances.
>
> <xs:element name="StaticLay erDataStream" type="xs:hexBin ary">
>
> I have even tried this
>
> <StaticLayerDat aStream/>
>
> but it does not work. Any ideas on how to let the schema identify the
> element as being empty sometimes AND non-empty sometimes?[/color]

What is the error message you get from the parser?
<StaticLayerDat aStream/> looks prefectly valid.

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Klaus Johannes Rusch
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