datatype Element
Specifies the data type for the ElementType or AttributeType element.
<datatype
dt:type="datatype">
Attributes
- dt:type
- Data type. For a list of valid values, see XML Data Types Preview.
<ElementType name="colors">
<datatype dt:type="char"/>
</ElementType>
Element Information
| Number of occurrences |
1 |
| Parent elements |
AttributeType, ElementType |
| Child elements |
(No child elements) |
| Requires closing tag |
Yes. XML Schema is an XML grammar, and like all XML grammars, all tags must have closing tags to satisfy the definition of well-formed. |
Remarks
The datatype functionality is an extension offered by XML Schema that cannot be specified using the DTD syntax.
