Element

The "Element" Element

Describes an XML element and the .Net class that models it.

Parent Elements

The top-level element in the input file that encloses all other elements.

Child Elements

Name	How Many	Description
Attribute	0 to 32767	Describes an attribute of an XML element.
Child	0 to 32767	Specifies a child of an XML element.
Content	0 to 1	Specifies how the content of an element it is represented in the .Net class.
Description	0 to 1	A detailed description of the Element. HTML markup may be used.
DTD	0 to 1	A DTD fragment. This is for documentational purposes only; it does not affect the generated .Net code.
Editor	0 to 1	Contains information for the XML Chameleon editor. This information is not used by XmlCodGen.
Insert	0 to 32767	Inserts the contents of a previously defined macro.
Summary	0 to 1	A short summary description of the Element. HTML markup may be used.

Attributes

className : string optional

The name of the .Net class to be generated. Defaults to xmlName.

file : string optional

Specifies the name of the .Net source file in which this class will be be generated. The file extension will be added or replaced as needed (i.e. ".cs" or ".vb"). The same file name may be used for multiple elements and/or enums. If file is not specified, it defaults to className.

id : string optional

An optional unique id. Defaults to the same as xmlName. Use this when there are multiple elements with the same name.

unknownAttrs : enum (HandleUnknown) optional; default = "Default"

Specifies what to do with unrecognized XML attributes (ignore, error, or warning). If not specified, defaults to the value set in the Specification element.

unknownChildren : enum (HandleUnknown) optional; default = "Default"

Specifies what to do with unrecognized child elements (ignore, error, or warning). If not specified, defaults to the value set in the Specification element.

xmlName : string required

The XML element name as it appears in an XML file. This is also the name of the .Net class, if that is not specified.