XML Schema notation Element
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Definition and Usage
The notation element describes the
format of non-XML data within an XML document.
Element Information
Syntax
<notation
id=ID
name=NCName
public=anyURI
system=anyURI
any attributes
>
(annotation?)
</notation>
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(The ? sign declares that the element can occur zero or one time
inside the notation element)
| Attribute |
Description |
| id |
Optional. Specifies a unique ID for the element |
| name |
Required. Specifies a name for the element |
| public |
Required. Specifies a URI corresponding to the public identifier |
| system |
Optional. Specifies a URI corresponding to the system identifier
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| any attributes |
Optional. Specifies any other attributes with non-schema
namespace |
Example 1
The following example shows a gif and a jpeg notation using a viewer
application, view.exe:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:notation name="gif" public="image/gif" system="view.exe"/>
<xs:notation name="jpeg" public="image/jpeg" system="view.exe"/>
<xs:element name="image">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:attribute name="type">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:NOTATION">
<xs:enumeration value="gif"/>
<xs:enumeration value="jpeg"/>
<xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
The "image" element in a document could look like this:
<image type="gif"></image>
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