6.13. Notations
A notation component in an XML schema supports the XML notations documented in the XML Recommendation. They constitute information to be simply passed on to the application.
Note
The XML Recommendation states that “XML processors must provide applications with the name and external identifier(s) of any notation declared and referred to in an attribute value, attribute definition, or entity declaration. They may additionally resolve the external identifier into the system identifier, file name, or other information needed to allow the application to call a processor for data in the notation described.”
The value of an element or attribute in an XML instance may refer to a notation. The corresponding element type or attribute type ...
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