XmlSchema.ElementFormDefault Property

Definition

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Gets or sets the form for elements declared in the target namespace of the schema.

C#
public System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm ElementFormDefault { get; set; }

Property Value

The XmlSchemaForm value that indicates if elements from the target namespace are required to be qualified with the namespace prefix. The default is None.

Remarks

The value must be one of the XmlSchemaForm values shown in the following table.

XmlSchemaForm Value Description
None The element form is not specified in the schema.
Qualified Elements from the target namespace must be qualified with the namespace prefix.
Unqualified Elements from the target namespace are not required to be qualified with the namespace prefix.

This value is the global default for all elements declared in the target namespace. Individual elements can override this setting for the local scope by using the form attribute.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1