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For more information about content models, -refer to the related tasks.</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select <span class="uicontrol">restriction</span> or <span class="uicontrol">extension</span> from -the <span class="uicontrol">Inherited by</span> list.</span> This specifies whether -your type is derived from its base type by restriction or extension. -</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>The Design view will display the attributes within the complex -type.</span> You can also use this view to add attributes to your complex -type. An attribute associates an attribute name with a specific type and value. -<ul> -<li>To add an attribute, in the Design view, right click your complex -type and select <span class="uicontrol">Add Attribute</span>.<ul> -<li><span class="uicontrol">name</span>. In the Design view, click the name of the -attribute to make a change.</li> - -<li><span class="uicontrol">type</span>. In the Design view, click the type of the -attribute to make a change. The drop-down menu provides commonly used types. -For more options, simply select <span class="uicontrol">Browse</span> from the menu.</li> - -</ul> -</li> - -</ul> - -</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>An attribute reference provides a reference to a global attribute. -To add an attribute reference, in the Design view, right-click the complex -type containing the element, and click <span class="uicontrol">Add Attribute Ref</span>.</span> - A declaration that references a global attribute enables the referenced -attribute to appear in the instance document in the context of the referencing -declaration. Select the reference, then select the attribute group you want -it to reference in the Properties view, from the<span class="uicontrol"> Ref</span> menu. -</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>An attribute group reference provides a reference to an attribute -group. To add an attribute group reference, in the Design view, right-click -the complex type containing the element, and click <span class="uicontrol">Add Attribute -Group Ref</span>.</span> A declaration that references an attribute -group enables the referenced attribute group to appear in the instance document -in the context of the referencing declaration. Select the reference, then -select the attribute group you want it to reference in the Properties view, -from the<span class="uicontrol"> Ref</span> menu.</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>An <samp class="codeph">any</samp> element enables element content according -to namespaces, and the corresponding <samp class="codeph">any</samp> attribute element -enables attributes to appear in elements. To add an <samp class="codeph">any</samp> attribute, -right-click in the complex type header, and click <span class="uicontrol">Add Any Attribute</span>.</span> - You can specify the following values for an <samp class="codeph">any</samp> attribute: -<ul> -<li>For a <span class="uicontrol">namespace</span> value, you can -select:<ul> -<li><strong>##any</strong>. This allows any well-formed XML from any namespace.</li> - -<li><strong>##local </strong>. This allows any well-formed XML that is not declared -to be in a namespace.</li> - -<li><strong>##other</strong>. This allows any well-formed XML that is not from the target -namespace of the type being defined.</li> - -<li><strong>##targetNamespace </strong>. This is shorthand for the target namespace -of the type being defined.</li> - -</ul> -</li> - -<li>For a <span class="uicontrol">processContents</span> value, you can select:<ul> -<li><strong>skip</strong>. The XML processor will not validate the attribute content -at all.</li> - -<li><strong>lax</strong>. The XML processor will validate the attribute content as much -as it can.</li> - -<li><strong>strict</strong>. The XML processor will validate all the attribute content.</li> - -</ul> -</li> - -</ul> - - </li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol">Documentation</span> tab if you want -to provide any information about this complex type.</span> The <span class="uicontrol">Documentation</span> page -is used for human readable material, such as a description.</li> - -<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol">Extensions</span> tab if you want to -add application information elements to your annotations of schema components.</span> - The <span class="uicontrol">Extensions</span> page allows you to specify the -schema and add XML content to your annotations.</li> - -</ol> - -</div> - -<div><div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br /> -<div><a href="../topics/taddcmod.html" title="A content model is the representation of any data that can be contained inside an element, global element, complex type, or group. It is a formal description of the structure and permissible content of an element, global element, complex type, or group, which may be used to validate a document instance.">Adding content models</a></div> -</div> -</div> - -</body> -</html>
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