xmlns:xlink

XLink Namespace Declaration

This is not an attribute, but the namespace pseudo-attribute. The value provides a prefix to use for the XLink linking attributes. All namespace prefixes must be associated with a URL, and the prefix “xlink” has been set to the URL for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XLink Recommendation.

Used on Element: <article>

ValueMeaning
http://www.w3.org/1999/xlinkThe prefix “xlink” has been set to the URL for the W3C XLink Recommendation.
Restriction@xmlns:xlink has a fixed value which may not be changed in the document.

Used on these Elements:

ValueMeaning
http://www.w3.org/1999/xlinkWhen this attribute is used, the prefix “xlink” should be set to the URL for the W3C XLink Recommendation.
Restriction@xmlns:xlink is an optional attribute; there is no default.

Example

<article
  xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  article-type="research-article"
  dtd-version="1.2d1"
  specific-use="migrated"
  xml:lang="en">
<front>...</front>
<body>...</body>
<back>...</back>
</article>