Json Schema example for oneOf objects

Question

I am trying to figure out how oneOf works by building a schema which validates two different object types. For example a person (firstname, lastname, sport) and vehicles (ty

Answer 1

Try this:

{
    "description" : "schema validating people and vehicles",
    "type" : "object",
    "oneOf" : [{
        "properties" : {
            "firstName" : {
                "type" : "string"
            },
            "lastName" : {
                "type" : "string"
            },
            "sport" : {
                "type" : "string"
            }
        },
        "required" : ["firstName"]
    }, {
        "properties" : {
            "vehicle" : {
                "type" : "string"
            },
            "price" : {
                "type" : "integer"
            }
        },
        "additionalProperties":false
    }
]
}

Answer 2

oneOf need to be used inside a schema to work.

Inside properties, it's like another property called "oneOf" without the effect you want.