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XML Schema
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XML Schema

by Eric van der Vlist
June 2002
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
396 pages
11h 8m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

xs:element(within xs:all) — Reference to a global element declaration or local definition (local definitions cannot be referenced). The number of occurrences can only be zero or one when xs:element is used within xs:all..

Synopsis

<xs:element
           block         = ( “#all” | list of ( “extension” | “restriction” |
                              “substitution” ) )
           default       = xs:string
           fixed         = xs:string
           form          = ( “qualified” | “unqualified” )
           id            = xs:ID
           maxOccurs     = ( “0” | “1” ) : “1”
           minOccurs     = ( “0” | “1” ) : “1”
           name          = xs:NCName
           nillable      = xs:boolean : “false”
           ref           = xs:QName
           type          = xs:QName
           {any attributes with non-schema namespace}
           >
           Content: (xs:annotation?, (xs:simpleType | xs:complexType)?, (xs:unique |
                     xs:key | xs:keyref)*)
</xs:element>

May be included in: xs:all (outside a group), xs:all (within a group)

Description

This element serves two different purposes and has two different content models for these purposes: it can either be a reference to a globally defined element or to a local element definition. These options are mutually exclusive.

When used as a reference to an element, the ref attribute must contain the qualified name of the element (with its namespace prefix).

When used as a local definition, the definition is done by assigning a simple or complex datatype to the element. This assignment can be done either by reference, using the type attribute to refer to a simple or complex datatype by its qualified name, or inline, by embedding the definition of the simple (xs:simpleType) element or complex (xs:complexType ...

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Publisher Resources

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