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<title>Adding element references</title> | |
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<searchtitle>Adding element references</searchtitle> | |
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<shortdesc>An element reference provides a reference to a global element. | |
A declaration that references a global element enables the referenced global | |
element to appear in the instance document in the context of the referencing | |
declaration.</shortdesc> | |
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<keywords><indexterm>XML schema editor<indexterm>adding<indexterm>element | |
references</indexterm></indexterm></indexterm><indexterm>XML schema editor<indexterm>element | |
references<indexterm>adding</indexterm></indexterm></indexterm><indexterm>XML | |
schema files<indexterm>adding<indexterm>element references</indexterm></indexterm></indexterm> | |
<indexterm>XML schema files<indexterm>element references<indexterm>adding</indexterm></indexterm></indexterm> | |
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<context><p>The following instructions were written for the Resource perspective, | |
but they will also work in many other perspectives.</p><p>To add an element | |
reference:</p></context> | |
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<step><cmd>In the Design view, right-click the content model you want to work | |
with and click <uicontrol>Add Element Ref</uicontrol>.</cmd><stepresult>If | |
no global element is defined in the document, a new global element is created | |
for you, and the element reference will point to it.</stepresult></step> | |
<step><cmd>Select the element reference. To specify values for an element | |
reference:</cmd> | |
<choices> | |
<choice>Click the name of the element reference in the Design view. Enter | |
the name of the element reference.</choice> | |
<choice>Click the element reference type in the Design<?Pub Caret?> view. | |
Select a type from the menu, or select <uicontrol>Browse</uicontrol> for more | |
options.</choice> | |
</choices> | |
</step> | |
<step><cmd>(Optional) Select the appropriate value in the <uicontrol>MinOccurs</uicontrol> field.</cmd> | |
<info>This is the number of times the global element referenced can appear | |
in an instance document. If you want the element to be optional, select <uicontrol>0</uicontrol>. | |
Otherwise, select <uicontrol>1</uicontrol>. </info></step> | |
<step><cmd>(Optional) Select the appropriate value in the <uicontrol>MaxOccurs</uicontrol> field.</cmd> | |
<info>This is the maximum number of times the global element referenced can | |
appear. You can select <uicontrol>unbounded</uicontrol> to indicate there | |
is no maximum number of occurrences.</info></step> | |
<step><cmd>Click the <uicontrol>Documentation</uicontrol> tab if you want | |
to provide any information about this element reference.</cmd><info>The <uicontrol>Documentation</uicontrol> page | |
is used for human readable material, such as a description.</info></step> | |
<step><cmd>Click the <uicontrol>Extensions</uicontrol> tab if you want to | |
add application information elements to your annotations of schema components.</cmd> | |
<info>The <uicontrol>Extensions</uicontrol> page allows you to specify the | |
schema and add XML content to your annotations.</info></step> | |
</steps> | |
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