24.5. complexType Element

Complex types provide a wide range of functionality, and their mapping to a database schema has a wide range of design options. In this section, each of the complexType attributes is briefly reviewed. The sections that follow discuss the content options available for a complexType, with database design options and implementations. The content options are the following element types:

  • all

  • any

  • anyAttribute

  • attributeGroup

  • choice

  • complexContent

  • group

  • sequence

  • simpleContent

  • restriction

  • extension

Examples are demonstrated, where appropriate.

24.5.1. Attributes of a complexType Element

complexType elements may contain the following attributes:

  • abstract

  • block

  • final

  • id

  • mixed

  • name

24.5.1.1. abstract Attribute

The abstract attribute specifies ...

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