Xsd Xml Schema - Same Element With Different Properties

[myghty]

Hi!

I am writing an xml schema and i came to an problem. I want to have
element "protocol" 2 times but each time with different properties. It also has
an element access also each time different properties.
I have tried the choice option but my validation tool says that a cant use the same element. Is it possible to solve this in an different way?

        <xs:choice>
          <xs:element name="protocol">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="type" type="xs:string" />
                <xs:element name="version" type="xs:string" />
                <xs:element name="timeout" type="xs:integer" />
                <xs:element name="access" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                  <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:sequence>
                      <xs:element name="security_level" type="xs:string" />
                      <xs:element name="user_security_name" type="xs:string" />
                      <xs:element name="user_context_name" type="xs:string" />
                    </xs:sequence>
                  </xs:complexType>
                </xs:element>
              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
          </xs:element>
        <xs:element name="protocol">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="type" type="xs:string" />
                <xs:element name="access" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                  <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:sequence>
                      <xs:element name="community" type="xs:string" />
                      <xs:element name="set_community" type="xs:string" />
                    </xs:sequence>
                  </xs:complexType>
                </xs:element>
              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
         </xs:element>

Is it possible to solve this? Please help.

[Banfa]

Choose more descriptive names in stead of protocol call them

protocol_apples

and

protocol_pears

Where you replace apples and pears with something sensible of course :D

[myghty]

Hi!

The problem is that i can't use different names and that the shema should be
with http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema standard.

[Christy]

Ok...
u could try

<xs:element name="protocol">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="type" type="xs:string" use="optional" />
<xs:element name="version" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
........

so you could use those elements only when u need them

tell me if that solves your problem