"Oleg Tkachenko" <oleg@NO_SPAM_PLEASEtkachenko.com> wrote in message
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> chris@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Another silly question - by default if I define a specific element as a
> > string (xsd:string) in a schema, if I validate a document against that
> > schema and the element is empty, should it, or should it not pass
through
> > successfully??
>
> Should pass. Empty string is still valid xsd:string value. You can
> constrain value to be at least 1 character lenght by restricting
> xsd:string type:
> <xs:element name="d">
> <xs:simpleType>
> <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
> <xs:minLength value="1"/>
> </xs:restriction>
> </xs:simpleType>
> </xs:element>
> --
> Oleg Tkachenko
> http://www.tkachenko.com/blog
> Multiconn Technologies, Israel
>

chris@yahoo.com wrote:

> Another silly question - by default if I define a specific element as a
> string (xsd:string) in a schema, if I validate a document against that
> schema and the element is empty, should it, or should it not pass through
> successfully??