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>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink | The 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:
<abbrev>, <article-version>, <award-group>, <award-id>, <bio>, <chem-struct>, <collab>, <conference>, <contrib>, <custom-meta>, <element-citation>, <email>, <ext-link>, <funding-source>, <graphic>, <inline-graphic>, <inline-media>, <inline-supplementary-material>, <institution>, <issue-id>, <license>, <media>, <long-desc>, <mixed-citation>, <named-content>, <nlm-citation>, <product>, <pub-id>, <related-article>, <related-object>, <resource-name>, <self-uri>, <supplementary-material>, <support-source>, <uri>, <volume-id>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink | When 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="1.2"
specific-use="migrated"
xml:lang="en">
<front>...</front>
<body>...</body>
<back>...</back>
</article>