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Appendix E. XSLT 2.0 Schema

This schema for XSLT 2.0 stylesheets is also published at www.w3.org/2007/schema-for-xslt20.xsd.

The W3C Document License follows the schema text.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
           xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
           targetNamespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
           elementFormDefault="qualified" >

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<xs:annotation>
  <xs:documentation>

    This is a schema for XSLT 2.0 stylesheets.

    It defines all the elements that appear in the XSLT namespace; it also provides hooks that allow the inclusion of user-defined literal result elements, extension instructions, and top-level data elements.

    The schema is derived (with kind permission) from a schema for XSLT 1.0 stylesheets produced by Asir S Vedamuthu of WebMethods Inc.

    This schema is available for use under the conditions of the W3C Software License published at http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-documents-20021231

    The schema is organized as follows:

    PART A: definitions of complex types and model groups used as the basis for element definitions
    PART B: definitions of individual XSLT elements
    PART C: definitions for literal result elements
    PART D: definitions of simple types used in attribute definitions

This schema does not attempt to define all the constraints that apply to a valid XSLT 2.0 stylesheet module. It is the intention that all valid stylesheet modules ...