| 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 |
| 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.
|
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>
