Attribute Group Definition
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Summary
The xs:attributeGroup allows you to create groups of attributes that can be used as components inside other elements.
A group can only be defined at the root level (i.e. as a parent of the xs:schema).
A group can only be defined at the root level (i.e. as a parent of the xs:schema).
Creating
A xs:attributeGroup can be added to a xs:schema by right click context menu on the xs:schema item and selecting Add Child -> Attribute Group.
Properties
| Name | The name the group will be referred to as. This must be unique, and it's a good standard to postfix it with 'Group'). |
| Id | A user defined ID to uniquely identify the entity within the schema. |
Sample
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<xs:attributeGroup name="FullNameGroup"> <xs:attribute name="Forename" type="xs:string" /> <xs:attribute name="Middlename" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="Surname" type="xs:string" /> </xs:attributeGroup> |
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Inline Properties
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