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<title>Adding pattern facets to simple types</title> | |
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<searchtitle>Adding pattern facets to simple types</searchtitle> | |
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<shortdesc>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.</shortdesc> | |
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<keywords><indexterm>XML schema editor<indexterm>pattern facets</indexterm></indexterm> | |
<indexterm>XML schema files<indexterm>pattern facets</indexterm></indexterm> | |
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<context><p> The value of the pattern is called a regular expression. You | |
can specify it using the <uicontrol>Regular Expression</uicontrol> wizard.</p><p>To | |
add a pattern to a simple type, complete the following steps:</p></context> | |
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<step><cmd>In the Design view, select the simple type you want to work with.</cmd> | |
</step> | |
<step><cmd>In the Properties view, click the <uicontrol>Constraints</uicontrol> tab, | |
then <uicontrol>Patterns</uicontrol>.</cmd></step> | |
<step><cmd>Click <uicontrol>Add</uicontrol>.</cmd><info>The Regular Expression | |
wizard opens.</info></step> | |
<step><cmd>Select the token you want to add to the expression.</cmd></step> | |
<step><cmd>Indicate how often you want the token to appear in order for a | |
match to succeed:</cmd> | |
<choices> | |
<choice>If you want the token to repeat, click <uicontrol>Repeat</uicontrol> and | |
specify the number of times the token must appear.</choice> | |
</choices> | |
<choices> | |
<choice> If you want to specify a minimum and maximum number of times the | |
token can appear, click <uicontrol>Range</uicontrol> and enter a minimum and | |
maximum value.</choice> | |
</choices> | |
</step> | |
<step><cmd>To add the token to the regular expression, click <uicontrol>Add</uicontrol>. </cmd> | |
</step> | |
<step><cmd>To create the entire expression, repeat steps 4 - 6 as necessary.</cmd> | |
</step> | |
<step><cmd>When you are finished, click <uicontrol>Next</uicontrol>.</cmd> | |
</step> | |
<step><cmd>T<?Pub Caret1?>o test against the regular expression and see if | |
a match occurs, enter sample text.</cmd></step> | |
<step><cmd>Click <uicontrol>Finish</uicontrol>.</cmd><stepresult> The regular | |
expression will appear in the Patterns page. <note type="tip"> To edit an | |
existing pattern, select it in the Patterns page and click <uicontrol>Edit</uicontrol>. | |
To delete an existing pattern, select it in the Patterns page and click <uicontrol>Delete</uicontrol>. </note></stepresult> | |
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