Database handle for the object. It is of XML type ID, so is constrained to beunique in the XML document within which it occurs. An external identifier for the object inthe form of a URI may be constructed using standard XML and XPointer methods. This is doneby concatenating the URI for the document, a fragment separator, and the value of the idattribute.
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<complexType name="AbstractFeatureBaseType" abstract="true"><annotation><documentation>Abstract minimal base type for DIGGS features: a required gml:id with an optional description and identifier.</documentation></annotation><complexContent><restriction base="gml:AbstractFeatureType"><sequence><element ref="gml:description" minOccurs="0"/><element minOccurs="0" ref="gml:identifier"/></sequence><attribute ref="gml:id" use="required"><annotation><documentation>The identifier of this feature (gml:id). Required, and unique within the DIGGS instance.</documentation></annotation></attribute></restriction></complexContent></complexType>