XML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Name

xs:documentation

Attributes

source

A URI pointing to additional information

xml:lang

A language identifier specifying which language is used by the documentation

Contents

Any well-formed XML, or nothing.

The xs:documentation element is used within xs:annotation elements to provide human-readable information—typically documentation about the components being defined in the schema. That information may be referenced by the source attribute or included directly in the xs:documentation element’s contents. There are no restrictions on the content of the xs:documentation element provided it is well formed.

Unlike nearly every other element in XML Schema, the xs:document element cannot have an id attribute.