XML schema syntax for comma-delimited integer element

[scott.ballard]

Greetings,

I would like to know if it is possible in an XML Schema to specify an
element that contains comma-delimted integers? For example,

<element>1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9</element>

Now I know you might say it's better to split the array into distinct
elements. However, some of the elements will have so many integers
that the overhead of the extra XML tags will bloat the file. So back
to my original question, is it possible to specify this element format
in XML Schema? If so, what would it look like? Thank you.

Regards,

Scott Ballard

 

[Stan Kitsis [MSFT]]

Hi Scott,

The following should do it:

<xs:simpleType name="listofIntsType">

<xs:restriction base="xs:string">

<xsattern value="(\d,)*\d"/>

</xs:restriction>

</xs:simpleType>



<xs:element name="myDigits" type="listofIntsType"/>


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Microsoft Corporation

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[David Carlisle]

is it possible to specify this element format
in XML Schema?

no but you can specify space separated integers.
or you can specify a string with a regexp facet that only matches a
comma separated list of digits.

David