<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:simpleType name="string255">
<xs:restriction base="xs:token">
<xs:maxLength value="255"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="string32">
<xs:restriction base="xs:token">
<xs:maxLength value="32"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="isbn">
<xs:restriction base="xs:unsignedLong">
<xs:totalDigits value="10"/>
<xs:pattern value="\d{10}"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="bookID">
<xs:restriction base="xs:ID">
<xs:pattern value="b\d{10}"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="supportedLanguages">
<xs:restriction base="xs:language">
<xs:enumeration value="en"/>
<xs:enumeration value="es"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="date">
<xs:restriction base="xs:date">
<xs:pattern value="[^:Z]*"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
We can then create a second schema containing all the complex type
definitions (note that this second schema doesn't
need to include the simple type definitions that will be included
directly into the main schema):
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:complexType name="elementWithID">
<xs:attribute ref="id"/>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="bookTmp">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="elementWithID">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="isbn"/>
<xs:element ref="title"/>
<xs:element ref="author" minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<xs:element ref="character" minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute ref="available"/>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="personType">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="elementWithID">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="name"/>
<xs:element ref="born"/>
<xs:element ref="dead" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element ref="qualification" minOccurs="0"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>