Attribute

The "Attribute" Element

Describes an attribute of an XML element.

The Attribute element describes an attribute of an XML element, and how it is represented in the generated .Net class. You should include one Attribute element for each attribute of the element in your target XML structure.

Parent Elements

Define	defines a macro
Element	Describes an XML element and the .Net class that models it.

Child Elements

Name	How Many	Description
Description	0 to 1	This is a detailed description of the attribute. HTML markup may be used.
Summary	0 to 1	This is a short summary description of the attribute. HTML markup may be used.
Type	0 to 1	Describes the data type of the attribute.

Attributes

default : string optional

Specifies the default (initial) value for the attribute. This value will be used to initialize the .Net variable. If not default is specified, the variable will not be initialized.

propName : string optional

The name of the .Net property that corresponds to this Attribute. If the propName attribute omitted, .Net source code for the property will not be generated.

required : boolean optional

Specifies whether the attribute is required. Default = no.

varName : string optional

The name of the .Net variable that corresponds to this Attribute. If varName is not specified, it defaults to "_" (underscore) followed by propName.

xmlName : string required

The name of the XML attribute as it will appear in the XML file.