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XML Schema 'include' element

Hi,

I have now drafted a few small-scale schemas and have various types
being repeated. I have read that using the 'include' element will
allow me to write these once and then call them from the new schema
files and this works fine.

However, I was wondering if it is recommended for me to declare
elements in this 'common' schema as some of the elements are common
also? I ask this because I have read through some newgroups and they
have said that sharing elements like that is bad practice. The problem
is if I don't do this I will be declaring the same element everytime I
make a new schema and that surely is bad practice too.

Could anyone advise me what is seen as good practice?

Regards,
Jonathan Tremlett

Mar 17 '06 #1
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j.tremlett writes:
However, I was wondering if it is recommended for me to declare
elements in this 'common' schema as some of the elements are common
also? I ask this because I have read through some newgroups and they
have said that sharing elements like that is bad practice. The problem
is if I don't do this I will be declaring the same element everytime I
make a new schema and that surely is bad practice too.


Writing things once and re-using them is sound software engineering
practice. Works for schemas too, IMHO.

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