XSI is the conventional prefix for the XML Schema Instance Namespace. It is used in the process of validating an XML instance document against an XSD Schema.
Questions tagged [xsi]
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About metaclass in Python
I try to make a class in python (with XSI / Softimage) to override default methods.
class transform(object):
def __init__ (self) :
self.object = self._build()
self.type = ''
def _build (self):
object = None
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using php, how do I access XML element's attributes declared by XML Schema declaration?
I have a an xml file located at the URL specified, which includes a probability-of-precipitation node, which has several "value" elements whose schema-instance declaration(s) allows them to be nillable. However, the attributes() function in php…

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Can two xsi:type attributes exist in the same element?
Within XML there exits elements and attributes. There is a special attribute called xsi:type. Can an element have two xsi:type declarations? Example using Dublin Core.
Element Example
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Attribute Example

Hugh
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Test for xsi:nil="true"
I wish to test for xsi:nil="true".
I'm using the replies from kjhughes & Michael Kay in these posts, respectively.
How to implement if-else statement in XSLT?
How do I check if XML value is nil in XSLT
XML:
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xml serialization - adding name space to element that is not root
I am working in C#, I'm trying to do xml serialization I get xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" and xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" on the root element, I need that also on another element.
The reason that I need it,…

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How do I read an XML file with an unbound XML namespace, using JAXB?
I am trying to read a XML file using JAXB that I don't have control over. I do not have access to the code that creates this file.
I created this simplified, reproducible example. Note the xsi:type field that I need to use to determine the correct…

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Google Sheets IMPORTXML - Dealing with null values
I am trying to pull data from https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=33.4456&lon=-112.0674&FcstType=digitalDWML
I need the coverage attribute under weather-conditions, but also need to know if the weather-condition is null. Each…

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How to parse xml to an object with a xsi:type in c#
At this moment I'm struggling to deserialize an XML response from BRO ( part of the Dutch government). They have a public API that can be used to get groundwater levels and details.
This is the response( url ).
If I change this part…

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Parse xsi:type="" in Python using ElementTree
I know there are a few similar questions but none of the solutions seemed to work.
I need to parse and XML file using python. I am using Elementree
I am trying to print the value X.
It is working as long as I am just looking for X-Values within…

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replacing namespace - problem with attribute's values that have namespace
i'm moving from one namespace to another in a XML and i have been facing problems with xsi:type attributes for typed elements.
I have been using next template that easily moves element that have one namespace to other one.

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How Can I add an XSI type to an element that is being serialized using LINQ
I want to serialize an Object of a Type of a particular class and containing a particular XSI Type
Can I Do this in LINQ ?
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Xerces SAX parser ignore the xmlxs:xsi attribute as an attribute of an element
Using Xerces SAX parser I try to retrieve all elements and their attributes of this XML file:
-------------- Begin XML file to parse ---------------->

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MarkLogic TDE on XML documents with XSD and XSI
Hello i am using MarkLogic 9.0 and have a beginner level of experience with ML and XML. I have followed the MarkLogic SQL Guide successfully and want to use it in the real world and extract from transactional xml files the the type element. But in…

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How to generate xsi:nil element with attributes?
I have a WCF client that needs to generate a request containing this XML fragment :
The schema is determined by the server and isn't under my control. The generated proxy code has a class…

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