Whitespace control using schemas

[Oli Filth]

Hello

I'm fairly new to XML, and currently working on an XSD schema. I'm
having a problem when validating against it, specifically when it comes
to using xs:token.

If a "details" element is declared as:

<element name="details" type="xs:token" maxOccurs="unbo unded" />

then is the 2nd line of the following XML markup valid?

<details>Some text</details>
<details> Some text </details>

From reading various things on the net, I was of the understanding that
the 2nd line *should* be valid (i.e. the implied whiteSpace="col lapse"
facet is only relevant when the XML is processed by an application).
However, the validator at
http://apps.gotdotnet.com/xmltools/xsdvalidator/ disagrees with me, saying:

"the 'details' element has an invalid value according to its data type."

Is this correct?


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Oli

[Priscilla Walmsley]

Re: Whitespace control using schemas

Hi Oli,

You are correct; it should be valid. Unlike the other facets, the
whiteSpace facet is not so much a constraint on what's allowed in an XML
document. It is more of an instruction to the processor on how to
handle whitespace.


Hope that helps,
Priscilla

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Priscilla Walmsley
Author, Definitive XML Schema

http://www.datypic.com

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