annotation

Defines an annotation.

<annotation
  id = ID 
  {any attributes with non-schema Namespace}…>
Content: (appinfo | documentation)*
</annotation>

Attributes

id

The ID of this element. The id value must be of type ID and be unique within the document containing this element.

Optional.

Element Information

Remarks

An annotation can contain <appinfo> elements (information to be used by applications) and <documentation> elements (comments or text to be read or used by users).

Example

The following example uses <annotation> and <documentation> elements to document a simple type and the enumerations that make up its definition.

<xs:simpleType name="northwestStates">
    <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>States in the Pacific Northwest of US
</xs:documentation>
    </xs:annotation>
  <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
    <xs:enumeration value='WA'>
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Washington</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:enumeration>
    <xs:enumeration value='OR'/>
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Oregon</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:enumeration>
    <xs:enumeration value='ID'/>
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Idaho</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:enumeration>
  </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

See Also

XML Schema Reference (XSD) | XML Schema Elements

For more information, see the W3C XML Schema Part 1: Structures Recommendation at http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlschema-1-20010502/#element-annotation.