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Chapter 2 Building an XML model
How to link a child object to a group of elements?
XML objects do not support standard link objects. To link a child object to a group, you must click the child object tool in the palette and then click the group symbol in the diagram. This will automatically create a link between both objects. See the following table for allowed links:
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| If you click a group symbol with the |
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| Element tool, a sequence group |
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| particle and a child element symbol |
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| are created. You can modify the |
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| group particle via its property sheet |
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| If you click a group symbol with the |
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| Any tool, a sequence group particle |
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| and an any symbol are created. You |
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| can modify the group particle via its |
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| property sheet |
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| If you click a group symbol with the |
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| Group tool, a sequence group particle |
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| and a referencing group are created. |
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| You can modify the group particle via |
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| its property sheet. You must now |
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| select a group for the reference |
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| If you click a group symbol with the |
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| Complex Type tool, a complex type |
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| symbol appears superposed, but not | No link |
| linked, to the group symbol. A global | |
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| complex type cannot be the child of a |
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| group |
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| If you click a group symbol with the |
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| Sequence tool, a sequence group |
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| particle appears linked to the group |
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| symbol |
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| If you click a group symbol with the |
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| Choice tool, a choice group particle |
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| appears linked to the group symbol |
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| If you click a group symbol with the |
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| All tool, an all group particle appears |
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| linked to the group symbol |
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