[news.eclipse.tools.emf] Re: Map datatype in XML Schema

[jackycct@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jacky)]

Hi Ed Merks,

Thanks for your timely response~
So for this moment, I should resort to use annotated java to generate EMF?

Best Regards,
Jacky

Ed Merks wrote:

> Jacky,

> I suppose that you would want to use key/keyref to do that, but the XML
Schema
> to Ecore conversion ignores key/keyref declarations, so there's no way to
> start with an XML Schema and end up with a EMap in EMF (if that's your goal).
> We're considering such support in 2.0, but we have a mountain of work...


> Jacky wrote:

> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am writing an XML schema to specify a map relationship in EMF model.
> > For example, class A contains a map of class B, so that I retrieve class B
> > using a key.
> > Would anyone give me an example on how define such relationship using XML
> > schema?
> >
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Jacky