DDI 3.1 XML Schema Documentation (2009-10-18)
© DDI Alliance 2009 - licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
complexType "VocabularyType"
Namespace:
Content:
complex, 9 elements
Defined:
Includes:
definitions of 9 elements
Used:
XML Representation Summary
<...>
   
Content: 
Title*, Abbreviation*, Keyword*, r:Description*, URI?, XML-URI?, Scheme?, SchemeURI?, Comments*
</...>
Content Model Elements (9):
All Direct / Indirect Based Elements (1):
Known Usage Locations
Annotation
Provides information about the vocabulary used to create a concept scheme.
XML Source (w/o annotations (10); see within schema source)
<xs:complexType name="VocabularyType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Title"/>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Abbreviation"/>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Keyword"/>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Description"/>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="URI" type="xs:anyURI"/>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="XML-URI" type="xs:anyURI"/>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Scheme" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="SchemeURI" type="xs:anyURI"/>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Comments"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
Content Element Detail (defined in this component only; 9/9)
Abbreviation
Type:
Abbreviation of vocabulary title.
Simple Content
xs:string
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Abbreviation"/>

Comments
Type:
r:StructuredStringType, mixed content
Human-readable comments on the usage of the vocabulary.
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Comments"/>

Keyword
Type:
Keywords that describe the vocabulary.
Simple Content
xs:string
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Keyword"/>

r:Description
Type:
r:StructuredStringType, mixed content
Textual description of the vocabulary.
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="r:Description"/>

Scheme
Type:
xs:string, predefined, simple content
Textual description of the XML scheme in which the classification is written.
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Scheme" type="xs:string"/>

SchemeURI
Type:
xs:anyURI, predefined, simple content
URI to the XML scheme used in the vocabulary (DTD or XML Schema for the XML document above; schemes like DDI, Claset, Neuchatel, and DocBook). Typically, this will be an XML namespace.
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="SchemeURI" type="xs:anyURI"/>

Title
Type:
Full title of vocabulary.
Simple Content
xs:string
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="Title"/>

URI
Type:
xs:anyURI, predefined, simple content
URI to external resource providing information about the vocabulary (general description, main web page).
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="URI" type="xs:anyURI"/>

XML-URI
Type:
xs:anyURI, predefined, simple content
URI to the vocabulary represented as an XML document.
XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="XML-URI" type="xs:anyURI"/>

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