to associate element content with its attribute

[domingoazul]

Hello,I want to associate the content of an element called 'user' depending on the value of its attribute 'profile'.Example:

<user profile="student">	 <personalInfo>		  ...	 </personalInfo>	 <contactInfo>		  ...	 </contactInfo>	 <profileInfo>		  <studies>Biology</studies>	 </profileInfo></user><user profile="teacher">	 <personalInfo>		  ...	 </personalInfo>	 <contactInfo>		  ...	 </contactInfo>	 <profileInfo>		  <department>Mathematics</department>	 </profileInfo></user>

'personalInfo' and 'contactInfo' contain same elements, but not 'profileInfo'. I know that one element must have only one definition, so I define the elements on profileInfo with minOccurs="0" and maxOccurs="1". Is it any way to modify the schema and force the 'user' element to use the corresponding elements of 'profileInfo' depending on the value of its attribute 'profile'?Thank youIñaki

[domingoazul]

Ups, I have just found the Type Substitutability.My question now is reduced to: can I link the type with the value of the attribute?

[boen_robot]

Type what? Is it in the tutorial?Anyhow, I don't think what you're asking is possible in Schema 1.0. The value or existence of one node cannot force the value or existence of another node.The closest thing to what you're asking is to have a "choose" statement between two different elements, each enforcing it's own child elements. Those elements could actually refer to other elements, which could be the same. This makes the schema a little more verbose, but it kind'a works for what you want in the end.

[domingoazul]

Type what? Is it in the tutorial?

I meant the complexType definition

Anyhow, I don't think what you're asking is possible in Schema 1.0. The value or existence of one node cannot force the value or existence of another node.

Ok

The closest thing to what you're asking is to have a "choose" statement between two different elements, each enforcing it's own child elements. Those elements could actually refer to other elements, which could be the same. This makes the schema a little more verbose, but it kind'a works for what you want in the end.

Thanks, it seems to will work. I was searching about something like this 'choose' statement you mention but I can not found anything. Is it part of XML Schema?

[boen_robot]

Opps... my bad. I meant "choise". I mix it up with XSLT's "choose". Yes, it's part of XML Schema. Look at complex indicators.

[domingoazul]

Ok, thanks!