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Atomic types are all the simple types -built into the XML schema language.</li> - -<li><span class="uicontrol">list</span>. List types are comprised of sequences -of atomic types. They have values that are comprised of finite-length sequences -of atomic values. </li> - -<li><span class="uicontrol">union</span>. A union type enables an element or attribute -value to be one or more instances of one type drawn from the union of multiple -atomic and list types.</li> - -</ul> - -</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you selected <span class="uicontrol">atomic</span> from the <span class="uicontrol">Variety</span> list, -click <span class="uicontrol">Browse</span> <img src="../images/Browse.gif" alt="This graphic is the Browse button" /> next to the <span class="uicontrol">Base type</span> field -to specify a base type for the simple type.</span> The Set Type dialog -box lists all built-in and user-defined types currently available. You can -change the <span class="uicontrol">Scope</span> of the list by selecting one of the -following options:<ul> -<li><span class="uicontrol">Workspace</span>. Lists all of the types available in -your workspace. </li> - -<li><span class="uicontrol">Enclosing Project</span>. Lists all of the types available -in the project that contains your file. </li> - -<li>(Default) <span class="uicontrol">Current Resource</span>. List all of the types -available in your current file.</li> - -<li><span class="uicontrol">Working Sets</span>. List all the types available within -the selected working set.</li> - -</ul> -</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you selected <span class="uicontrol">list</span> from the <span class="uicontrol">Variety</span> list, -click <span class="uicontrol">Browse</span> <img src="../images/Browse.gif" alt="This graphic is the Browse button" /> next to the <span class="uicontrol">Item type</span> field -to specify a item type for the simple type.</span> The Set Type dialog -box lists all built-in and user-defined types currently available. You can -change the <span class="uicontrol">Scope</span> of the list by selecting one of the -following options:<ul> -<li><span class="uicontrol">Workspace</span>. Lists all of the types available in -your workspace. </li> - -<li><span class="uicontrol">Enclosing Project</span>. Lists all of the types available -in the project that contains your file. </li> - -<li>(Default) <span class="uicontrol">Current Resource</span>. List all of the types -available in your current file.</li> - -<li><span class="uicontrol">Working Sets</span>. List all the types available within -the selected working set.</li> - -</ul> -</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you selected <span class="uicontrol">union</span> from the <span class="uicontrol">Variety</span> list, -click <span class="uicontrol">Browse</span> <img src="../images/Browse.gif" alt="This graphic is the Browse button" /> next to the <span class="uicontrol">Member types</span> field -to specify the member types for the simple type.</span> You can select -to add both <span class="uicontrol">Built-in simple types</span> and <span class="uicontrol">User-defined -simple types</span> to the member types value list. </li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol">Constraints</span> tab.</span> From -here you will be able to set specific constraint values including length constraints, -enumerations, and patterns. -<ol type="a"> -<li class="substepexpand"><span>Enumerations help you to define a set of valid values for simple -types. They are the actual values the simple type can take as valid values -in the instance document. You can either add one enumeration or several enumerations -at a time:</span> <ul> -<li>To add one enumeration at a time, under <span class="uicontrol">Specific constraint -values</span>, select <span class="uicontrol">Enumerations</span> and click <span class="uicontrol">Add</span> and -specify a value for the enumeration.</li> - -<li>To add several enumerations at one time, follow these steps:<ol type="i"> -<li>Select <span class="uicontrol">Enumerations</span>.</li> - -<li>Click <span class="uicontrol">Add</span>.</li> - -<li>Enter the value of each enumeration. Each value must be separated by the <span class="uicontrol">Delimiter -character</span>. For example: <samp class="codeph">First, Second</samp> will create -two enumerations, one with the value "First" and one with the value "Second".</li> - -<li>Select the <span class="uicontrol">Preserve leading and trailing whitespace</span> check -box if you want any white space around your enumeration values to be preserved. -If you select this check box, the values of <samp class="codeph">First, Second</samp> will -show up as "First" and " Second" (there is a space before Second) because -you put a space before "Second" when entering the value.</li> - -<li>Click <span class="uicontrol">OK</span>. Your enumerations will be created and -appear in the Properties view.</li> - -</ol> -</li> - -</ul> -</li> - -<li class="substepexpand"><span>Patterns help you to place certain constraints regarding allowable -values.</span> For example, you could restrict the field to only accept -input which follows the pattern "five digits followed by two upper-case ASCII -letters". To set a pattern constraint:<ol type="i"> -<li>Select <span class="uicontrol">Patterns</span>.</li> - -<li>Click <span class="uicontrol">Add</span>.</li> - -<li>Create the regular expression pattern you wish to use as your constraint -using the <span class="uicontrol">Regular Expression</span> wizard.</li> - -<li>Click <span class="uicontrol">Finish</span>.</li> - -</ol> -</li> - -</ol> - -</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol">Documentation</span> tab if you want -to provide any information about this simple type.</span> The <span class="uicontrol">Documentation</span> page -is used for human readable material, such as a description.</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol">Extensions</span> tab if you want to -add application information elements to your annotations of schema components.</span> - The <span class="uicontrol">Extensions</span> page allows you to specify the -schema and add XML content to your annotations.</li> - -</ol> - -</div> - -<div><div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br /> -<div><a href="../topics/taddreg.html" title="A pattern facet can be used to constrain the value of a type's lexical space (the set of string literals that represent the values of a type), which indirectly constrains the value space.">Adding pattern facets to simple types</a></div> -</div> -</div> - -</body> -</html>
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