XmlSchemaElement.RefName Property

Definition

Gets or sets the reference name of an element declared in this schema (or another schema indicated by the specified namespace).

C#
public System.Xml.XmlQualifiedName RefName { get; set; }

Property Value

The reference name of the element.

Remarks

The RefName must be a QName. The RefName can include a namespace prefix. If RefName attribute is present, all complexType, simpleType, key, keyref, unique, nillable, default, fixed, form, block, and type must be absent. If RefName is present, minOccurs, maxOccurs, and id are allowed. To declare an element using an existing element definition, use the RefName attribute to specify the existing element definition.

The value cannot be set if the containing element is the schema element.

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