sys.xml_schema_facets (Transact-SQL)

Returns a row per facet (restriction) of an xml-type definition (corresponds to sys.xml_types).

Column name

Data type

Description

xml_component_id

int

ID of XML component (type) to which this facet belongs.

facet_id

int

ID (1-based ordinal) of facet, unique within component-id.

kind

char(2)

Kind of facet:

LG = Length

LN = Minimum Length

LX = Maximum Length

PT = Pattern (regular expression)

EU = Enumeration

IN = Minimum Inclusive value

IX = Maximum Inclusive value

EN = Minimum Exclusive value

EX = Maximum Exclusive value

DT = Total Digits

DF = Fraction Digits

WS = White Space normalization

kind_desc

nvarchar (60)

Description of kind of facet:

LENGTH

MINIMUM_LENGTH

MAXIMUM_LENGTH

PATTERN

ENUMERATION

MINIMUM_INCLUSIVE_VALUE

MAXIMUM_INCLUSIVE_VALUE

MINIMUM_EXCLUSIVE_VALUE

MAXIMUM_EXCLUSIVE_VALUE

TOTAL_DIGITS

FRACTION_DIGITS

WHITESPACE_NORMALIZATION

is_fixed

bit

1 = Facet has a fixed, prespecified value.

0 = No fixed value. (default)

value

nvarchar (4000)

Fixed, pre-specified value of the facet.

Permissions

In SQL Server 2005 and later versions, the visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns or on which the user has been granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.