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| <h1 class="topictitle1">Refactoring in XML Schema Files</h1> |
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| <div><p>Within an XML Schema file, refactoring allows authors to make a |
| single artifact change, and have that change implemented throughout all other |
| dependant artifacts.</p> |
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| <div class="section">Refactoring eliminates the need for the tedious editing necessary |
| to recover broken dependencies caused by artifact changes which cause ripple |
| effects on other dependant artifacts (such as renaming an XML Schema element).</div> |
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| <li class="stepexpand"><span>Create a new XML schema or double-click an existing schema in the |
| Navigator view.</span> It will automatically open in the XML schema editor. |
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| <li class="stepexpand"><span>To refactor an artifact, position cursor within the artifact, right-click |
| the artifact, click <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Refactor</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Rename</span> |
| </span></span> A popup dialog will request the entry of a new name |
| for that artifact |
| <ol type="a"> |
| <li class="substepexpand"><span>Type in the new name of the artifact.</span></li> |
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| <li class="substepexpand"><span>(Optional) Click <strong>Preview</strong>.</span> A window will open |
| indicating all of the changes which will take place due to the refactoring. |
| </li> |
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| <li class="substepexpand"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">OK.</span></span></li> |
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| <div class="section">The new name will be entered in the opened XSD source, as well as |
| in all dependant artifacts.</div> |
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| <div class="example"><strong><u>Component References in XML Schema</u></strong><table summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1" class="simpletableborder"> |
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| <th valign="bottom" align="left" id="N100FE">Global named components</th> |
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| <th valign="bottom" align="left" id="N10104">Reference</th> |
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| </tr> |
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| <tr> |
| <td valign="top" headers="N100FE"><ul> |
| <li><element name="foo"></li> |
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| </ul> |
| </td> |
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| <td valign="top" headers="N10104"><ul> |
| <li><element ref="foo"></li> |
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| <li><element substitutionGroup="foo"</li> |
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| </ul> |
| </td> |
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| </tr> |
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| <tr> |
| <td valign="top" headers="N100FE"><ul> |
| <li><simple/complexType name="foo"></li> |
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| </ul> |
| </td> |
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| <td valign="top" headers="N10104"><ul> |
| <li><element type="foo"></li> |
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| <li><attribute type="foo"></li> |
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| <li><restriction base="foo"></li> |
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| <li><substitution base="foo"></li> |
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| </ul> |
| </td> |
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| </tr> |
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| <tr> |
| <td valign="top" headers="N100FE"><ul> |
| <li><attribute name="foo"></li> |
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| </ul> |
| </td> |
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| <td valign="top" headers="N10104"><ul> |
| <li><attribute ref="foo"></li> |
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| </td> |
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| <tr> |
| <td valign="top" headers="N100FE"><ul> |
| <li><attributeGroup name="foo"></li> |
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| </ul> |
| </td> |
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| <td valign="top" headers="N10104"><ul> |
| <li><attributeGroup ref="foo"></li> |
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| <td valign="top" headers="N100FE"><ul> |
| <li><group name="foo"></li> |
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| <td valign="top" headers="N10104"><ul> |
| <li><group ref="foo"></li> |
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