Clever Geek Handbook

XML validation problem

I am trying to validate XML against XSD using the "xmllint" Unix command. The problem I'm running into is this:

In the XSD, the " state

" field is specified as follows:

  <xs:element name="state">
    <xs:simpleType>
      <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
        <xs:maxLength value="2"/>
      </xs:restriction>
    </xs:simpleType>
  </xs:element>

pay attention to <xs:maxLength value="2"/>

And in XML, the status field appears like this:

TYPE 1:

        <state>
            FL
        </state>

OR

TYPE 2:

<state>FL</state>

For TYPE 1 I am getting the following error:

test.xml:243: element state: Schemas validity error : Element 'state': [facet 'maxLength'] The value has a length of '32'; this exceeds the allowed maximum length of '2'.
test.xml:243: element state: Schemas validity error : Element 'state': '
                FL
            ' is not a valid value of the local atomic type.

And for TYPE 2, it validates correctly without errors.

So, mostly white spaces in formatted XML create problems. I want XML to be passed for both cases. Is there a way to do this with or without xmllint?

Many thanks.

+3


source to share


1 answer


Try this schema, QTAssistant validates your XML, I'm sure your validator should too:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xs:schema elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <xs:element name="state">
        <xs:simpleType>
            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                <xs:whiteSpace value="collapse"/>
                <xs:maxLength value="2"/>
            </xs:restriction>
        </xs:simpleType>
    </xs:element>
</xs:schema>


The trick is the whiteSpace proposal.

+4


source






More articles:


All Articles