I'm not sure your base type does what you expect, since it doesn't seem  
to fit with the derived types you want.  Your base type:

<xsd:complexType name="WineGrape">
  <xsd:choice>
   <xsd:element ref="WineGrape" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
   <xsd:element ref="CabernetFrancGrape" minOccurs="0"  
maxOccurs="unbounded" />
   <xsd:element ref="CabernetSauvignonGrape" minOccurs="0"  
maxOccurs="unbounded" />
   <xsd:element ref="ChardonnayGrape" minOccurs="0"  
maxOccurs="unbounded" />
   <xsd:element ref="CheninBlancGrape" minOccurs="0"  
maxOccurs="unbounded" />
   <xsd:element ref="ZinfandelGrape" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"  
/>
   <xsd:element ref="GamayGrape" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
  </xsd:choice>
</xsd:complexType>

What instance content do you want to accept?

valid: <WineGrape/>
valid: <WineGrape/><WineGrape/><WineGrape/>
valid: <ZinfandelGrape/><ZinfandelGrape/>
valid:  
<CabernetFrancGrape/><CabernetFrancGrape/><CabernetFrancGrape/ 
 ><CabernetFrancGrape/>

invalid: <ZinfandelGrape/><CabernetFrancGrape/>
invalid: <ChardonnayGrape/><CabernetFrancGrape/><ChardonnayGrape/>

The last two would be valid with my suggested change, but I can't tell  
if that is what you want. It's a matter of repeating the choice among  
grapes or repeating each grape after making the choice once.

xan

On Apr 10, 2004, at 7:13 AM, gayathri veerarajan wrote:

> Thanks for ur reply Sir.I orginally did not mean this way.
>
> <xsd:complexType name="WineGrape">
>  <xsd:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" > <!--it is just  
> xsd:choice -->
>   <xsd:element ref="WineGrape"  />
>   <xsd:element ref="CabernetFrancGrape"  />
>   <xsd:element ref="CabernetSauvignonGrape" />
>   <xsd:element ref="ChardonnayGrape"  />
>   <xsd:element ref="CheninBlancGrape"  />
>   <xsd:element ref="ZinfandelGrape"  />
>   <xsd:element ref="GamayGrape"  />
>  </xsd:choice>
> </xsd:complexType>
>
> it is just <xsd:choice> ,since I would be referencing this type in   
> two different cases as follows
>
> <xsd:complexType name="Wine">
>   <xsd:sequence>
> 	<xsd:element name="madeFromGrape" type="WineGrape" minOccurs="0"  
> maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
>   </xsd:sequence>
> </xsd:complexType>
>
>
> <xsd:complexType name="Zinfandel">
>   <xsd:sequence>
> 	<xsd:element name="madeFromGrape" type="WineGrape" minOccurs="0"  
> maxOccurs="1"/>
>   </xsd:sequence>
> </xsd:complexType>
>
> since maxOccurs  is set to "1" for the element "madeFromGrape" as above
> When we consider the following Wine type the maxOccurs I prefer to  
> have <xsd:choice> as a generalised one.
>
>
> Now I would like to derive a restricted Wine as folows
>
> <xsd:complexType name="StEmilion">
>  <xsd:complexContent>
>    <xsd:restriction base="Wine">
>      <xsd:sequence>
> 	<xsd:element name="madeFromGrape" type="CabernetFrancGrape"  
> minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
>      </xsd:sequence>
>    </xsd:restriction>
>   </xsd:
>   </xsd:complexType>
>
> and cabernetFrancGrape is derived from WineGrape. my requirement is  
> that the element madeFromGrape should have the subelement  
> CabernetFrancGrape and also have any other elements.
>
> <xsd:complexType name="CabernetFrancGrape">
> - <xsd:complexContent>
> -   <xsd:restriction base="vin:WineGrape">
> -     <xsd:sequence>
>         <xsd:element ref="CabernetFrancGrape" minOccurs="1"  
> maxOccurs="unbounded" />
>         <xsd:element ref="CabernetSauvignonGrape" minOccurs="0"  
> maxOccurs="unbounded" />
>         <xsd:element ref="ChardonnayGrape" minOccurs="0"  
> maxOccurs="unbounded" />
>         <xsd:element ref="CheninBlancGrape" minOccurs="0"  
> maxOccurs="unbounded" />
>         <xsd:element ref="ZinfandelGrape" minOccurs="0"  
> maxOccurs="unbounded" />
>         <xsd:element ref="GamayGrape" minOccurs="0"  
> maxOccurs="unbounded" />
>      </xsd:sequence>
>   </xsd:restriction>
>  </xsd:complexContent>
>
> but sequence doesn't seem to work. is there any other way of doing  
> this.
> I cannot do as u have suggested,since type WineGrape is a general one  
> and each time I have to pose different restriction.
> could u suggest me any other way of doing this Sir.
>
> thank u,
> V.Gayathri.

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