<xsd:appinfo> Element 

Specifies information to be used by applications within an annotation element.

<appinfo
  source = anyURI>
Content: ({any})*
</appinfo> 

Attributes

• source
  The source of the application information. The source must be a URI reference. Optional.

Element Information

Number of occurrences	Unlimited.
Parent elements	annotation
Contents	Any well-formed XML content.

Remarks

Information supplied within the appinfo element is used by applications for processing instructions.

Example

The following example uses annotation, appinfo, and documentation elements.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="State">
    <xs:annotation>
      <xs:documentation>State Name</xs:documentation>
      <xs:appinfo>Application Information</xs:appinfo>
    </xs:annotation>
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

Other Resources

For more information see the W3C XML Schema Part 1: Structures Recommendation at www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlschema-1-20010502\#element-all.

See Also

Reference

XML Schemas (XSD) Reference
XML Schema Elements