I'm trying to use XML Includes to help manage a large XML structure that needs to be usable by both humans and machines.
But am experiencing a myriad of problems when trying to construct XML files that can be validated against an existing schema. Here's a simplified example of what I'm trying to do.
My "main.xml" file does not validate.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Main.xml - This fails to validate. -->
<ns1:main xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.example.com/main main.xsd"
xmlns:ns1="http://www.example.com/main"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<name>String</name>
<xi:include href="child.xml"/> <!-- What I'm trying to do. -->
</ns1:main>
The "child.xml" file validates fine as a standalone file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Child.xml - This validates fine, as a standalone file. -->
<ns1:child xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.example.com/main main.xsd"
xmlns:ns1="http://www.example.com/main"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<name>String</name>
<age>String</age>
</ns1:child>
Here's my schema:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Main.xsd - My Simplified Schema -->
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:ns1="http://www.example.com/main"
targetNamespace="http://www.example.com/main">
<!-- Main Element (References Child) -->
<xs:element name="main">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element ref="ns1:child"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<!-- Child Element -->
<xs:element name="child">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="age" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
My issues are almost-obviously related to namespaces but I'm at a loss for how to fix my problem.
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