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Definition and Usage
The import element is used to add multiple schemas with different target namespace to a document.
Element Information
- Parent elements: schema
Syntax
<import
id=ID
namespace=anyURI
schemaLocation=anyURI
any attributes
>
(annotation?)
</import>
(The ? sign declares that the element can occur zero or one time inside the import element)
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| id | Optional. Specifies a unique ID for the element |
| namespace | Optional. Specifies the URI of the namespace to import |
| schemaLocation | Optional. Specifies the URI to the schema for the imported namespace |
| any attributes | Optional. Specifies any other attributes with non-schema namespace |
Example 1
The following example shows how to import a namespace:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:import namespace="http://www.w3ii.com/schema"/>
..
..
..
</xs:schema>
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