<constraintSpec>

<constraintSpec> (constraint on schema) contains a formal constraint, typically expressed in a rule-based schema language, to which a construct must conform in order to be considered valid [22.5 Element Specifications]
Module tagdocs — Documentation Elements
Attributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) (att.global.source (@source)) att.identified (@ident, @predeclare, @module) (att.combinable (@mode) (att.deprecated (@validUntil)) ) att.typed (type, @subtype)
type⚓︎ characterizes the constraintSpec element in some sense; used to indicate when a constraintSpec warns about a deprecated construct.
Status Optional
Datatype teidata.enumerated
Suggested values include:
deprecationWarning
Indicates that this constraint specification warns that some other construct in the schema is deprecated.
scheme⚓︎ supplies the name of the language in which the constraints are defined
Status Required
Datatype teidata.enumerated
Suggested values include:
schematron
(ISO Schematron)
Note

These Guidelines no longer recommend, and the current TEI stylesheets no longer support, the use of Schematron 1.x within constraintSpec. Thus the value schematron is used to indicate that ISO Schematron is used within the constraintSpec.

Member of
Contained by
May contain
Note

A child constraint is required when the mode attribute has the value replace or add (or is not specified, as add is the default). No child elements are permitted when the mode attribute has the value delete. At least one child element is required when the mode attribute has the value change.

Example

This constraint uses Schematron to enforce the presence of the spanTo attribute (which comes from an attribute class) on the addSpan element:

<constraintSpec ident="demo-c1"
 scheme="schematron">

 <desc>Enforce the presence of the <att>spanTo</att> attribute</desc>
 <constraint>
  <sch:assert test="@spanTo">The spanTo= attribute of <sch:name/>
     is required.</sch:assert>
 </constraint>
</constraintSpec>
Example
<constraintSpec ident="demo-c2"
 scheme="schematron">

 <desc>Implement an accessibility rule which says that pictures
   should have textual explanations</desc>
 <constraint>
  <sch:report test="not(tei:figDesc or tei:head)"> You should
     provide information in a figure from which
     we can construct an alt attribute in HTML </sch:report>
 </constraint>
</constraintSpec>
Example

This constraint uses SPITBOL (a language which is not expressed in XML) to check whether the title and author are identical:

<constraintSpec ident="author_ne_title"
 scheme="SPITBOL">

 <constraint>
   (output = leq(title,author) "title and author cannot be the same")
 </constraint>
</constraintSpec>
Schematron

<sch:rule context="tei:constraintSpec[ @mode eq 'delete']">
<sch:report test="child::*">This constraintSpec element has a mode= of "delete" even though it has child elements. Change the mode= to "add", "change", or "replace", or remove the child elements.</sch:report>
</sch:rule>
<sch:rule context="tei:constraintSpec[ @mode eq 'change']">
<sch:assert test="child::*">This constraintSpec element has a mode= of "change", but does not have any child elements. Specify child elements, or change the mode= to "delete".</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
<sch:rule context="tei:constraintSpec[ @mode = ('add','replace') ]">
<sch:assert test="child::tei:constraint">This constraintSpec element has a mode= of "<sch:value-of select="@mode"/>", but does not have a child 'constraint' element. Use a child 'constraint' element or change the mode= to "delete" or "change".</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
Schematron Relationship between scheme attribute and contents: Schematron 1.x

<sch:ns prefix="s"
 uri="http://www.ascc.net/xml/schematron"/>

<sch:report test="tei:constraint/s:* and @scheme = ('isoschematron','schematron')">Rules
in the Schematron 1.* language must be inside a constraintSpec
with a value other than 'schematron' or 'isoschematron' on the
scheme attribute</sch:report>
Schematron Relationship between scheme attribute and contents: ISO Schematron

<sch:ns prefix="sch"
 uri="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"/>

<sch:report test="tei:constraint/sch:* and not( @scheme eq 'schematron')">Rules
in the ISO Schematron language must be inside a constraintSpec
with the value 'schematron' on the scheme attribute</sch:report>
Schematron

<sch:ns prefix="sch"
 uri="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"/>

<sch:rule context="tei:macroSpec/tei:constraintSpec[@scheme eq 'schematron']/tei:constraint">
<sch:report test="sch:assert|sch:report">An ISO Schematron constraint specification for a macro should not
have an 'assert' or 'report' element without a parent 'rule' element</sch:report>
</sch:rule>
Schematron

<sch:rule context="tei:constraintSpec[ @mode eq 'add' or not( @mode ) ]">
<sch:let name="myIdent"
 value="normalize-space(@ident)"/>

<sch:report test="preceding::tei:constraintSpec[ normalize-space(@ident) eq $myIdent ]"> The @ident of 'constraintSpec' should be unique; this one (<sch:value-of select="$myIdent"/>) is the same as that of a previous 'constraintSpec'.
</sch:report>
</sch:rule>
Content model
<content>
 <sequence>
  <alternate minOccurs="0"
   maxOccurs="unbounded">

   <classRef key="model.identSynonyms"/>
   <classRef key="model.descLike"/>
  </alternate>
  <elementRef key="constraint"
   minOccurs="0maxOccurs="1"/>

 </sequence>
</content>
Schema Declaration
<rng:element name="constraintSpec">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.source.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.identified.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.combinable.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.deprecated.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attribute.subtype"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="type">
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:value>deprecationWarning</rng:value>
    <rng:ref name="teidata.enumerated"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:attribute name="scheme">
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:value>schematron</rng:value>
   <rng:ref name="teidata.enumerated"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:attribute>
 <rng:group>
  <rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:ref name="model.identSynonyms"/>
    <rng:ref name="model.descLike"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:optional>
   <rng:ref name="constraint"/>
  </rng:optional>
 </rng:group>
</rng:element>
element constraintSpec
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.global.source.attributes,
   att.identified.attributes,
   att.combinable.attributes,
   att.deprecated.attributes,
   att.typed.attribute.subtype,
   attribute type { "deprecationWarning" | teidata.enumerated }?,
   attribute scheme { "schematron" | teidata.enumerated },
   ( ( model.identSynonyms | model.descLike )*, constraint? )
}