With xs:all and three possible elements, it's not too hard to enumerate the
possible sequences and spell the whole thing out as a choice of sequences,
but it becomes increasingly difficult when the group size gets larger.

Really you've got two choices: change the design, or do the validation using
a different technology. (You'll never be able to do complete validation
against all possible constraints using XML Schema anyway).

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xmlschema-dev-request@w... 
> [mailto:xmlschema-dev-request@w...] On Behalf Of Petetsky, Alexander
> Sent: 05 March 2007 19:11
> To: xmlschema-dev@w...
> Subject: XML Schema question
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> I have a problem I am trying to find a solution/work around for.
> One of the elements in my schema by design must consist of 
> either one child elements or a group of  elements with 
> absolutely no restriction on the order within this group. So, 
> ideally it would look something like the following (though I 
> understand it is invalid):
> <xs:complexType name="Parent">
>         <xs:choice>
>              <xs:element name="E0" type="xs:int" 
> minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
> 	 <xs:all minOccurs="0">
>                <xs:element name="E1" type="xs:string" />
>                <xs:element name="E2" type="xs:string" />
>                <xs:element name="E3" type="xs:string" />
>              </xs:all>
>         </xs:choice>
>     </xs:complexType>
> 
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
> --Alex
> 
> 
> 
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