Setting the order of attributes for XML in XSD (XML Schema)

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Is there any way to set the order of attributes in XML from Schema?

kjhughes · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-09T19:46:59.627

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Note that the order of attribute specifications in a start-tag or empty-element tag is not significant.

Therefore, XML Schema provides no way to constrain attribute ordering.

In general, the XML recommendations will all consider attribute ordering to be insignificant, but see the section on attribute processing in the XML Normalization Recommendation or the Canonical XML Recommendation if your application has a need for attribute ordering.

edited Oct 09 '13 at 19:46

answered Oct 09 '13 at 10:47

kjhughes

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If you are building a tool that is dependant on the order of an XML elements atttributes you are ***Doing it wrong™*** – Oct 17 '13 at 04:45

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 09 '13 at 07:21

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I think it is not possible by means of XML Schema because according specification of XML the order of attributes is not significant.

answered Oct 09 '13 at 07:21

Jirka Š.

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