If a complex type is empty, then no child elements are allowed. But if the
mixed=true, then you are still allowed text nodes, comments, and processing
instructions as children; and even if mixed=false, you are still allowed
comments and processing instructions (and empty CDATA sections, I think). So
it's wrong to say that an empty complex type disallows all content.
 
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/


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From: xmlschema-dev-request@w... [mailto:xmlschema-dev-request@w...] On
Behalf Of Shlomo Yona
Sent: 18 March 2008 08:14
To: xmlschema-dev@w...
Subject: Empty complexType with mixed="true"




Hello,

I have the following example test based on XML schema w3c test suite:

Instance:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>test</root>


Schema:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
        <xs:complexType name="fooType" mixed="1"/>
        <xs:element name="root" type="fooType"/>
</xs:schema>


I understand from the spec that empty complex type forbids any content, but
apparently, mixed="1" overrides this and seems to allow textual content
which is anySimpleType.

Is this a correct interpretation of the spec?

Thanks.

Shlomo.