xs:notation

Purpose	This element is used for reference by enumeration values in a restriction of the `xs:NOTATION` type.
Parent element	`xs:schema`
Child elements	None
Attributes	`name`, `public`, `system`

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
`name`	`xs:NCName`	The `name` attribute specifies the name of the notation.
`public`	`xs:token`	The `public` attribute contains the public identifier.
`system`	`xs:anyURI`	The `system` attribute is a reference to a URI containing the system identifier.

Example

The following example is a complete schema definition showing the use of the xs:notation element. It shows an example schema containing a complex type definition and two notations:

      <?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?>
      <xs:schema xmlns:xsd = "http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema">
        <xs:notation name = "myNote" public = "myNotationProgramm"/>
        <xs:notation name = "gif" public = "gifviewer"/>
        <xs:element name = "anElement">
          <xs:complexType>
            <xs:simpleContent>
              <xs:extension base = "xs:string">
                <xs:attribute name = "otherText" type = "xs:string"/>
                <xs:attribute name = "myNote">
                  <xs:simpleType>
                    <xs:restriction base = "xs:NOTATION">
                      <xs:enumeration value = "gif"/>
                      <xs:enumeration value = "myNote"/>
                    </xs:restriction>
                  </xs:simpleType>
                </xs:attribute>
              </xs:extension>
            </xs:simpleContent>
          </xs:complexType>
        </xs:element>
      </xs:schema>