The basic gml:Definition element specifies a definition, which can be includedin or referenced by a dictionary. The content model for a generic definition is a derivationfrom gml:AbstractGMLType. The gml:description property element shall hold the definition ifthis can be captured in a simple text string, or the gml:descriptionReference propertyelement may carry a link to a description elsewhere. The gml:identifier element shallprovide one identifier identifying this definition. The identifier shall be unique withinthe dictionaries using this definition. The gml:name elements shall provide zero or moreterms and synonyms for which this is the definition. The gml:remarks element shall be usedto hold additional textual information that is not conceptually part of the definition butis useful in understanding the definition.
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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<element name="Definition" type="gml:DefinitionType" substitutionGroup="gml:AbstractGML"><annotation><documentation>The basic gml:Definition element specifies a definition, which can be included in or referenced by a dictionary. The content model for a generic definition is a derivation from gml:AbstractGMLType. The gml:description property element shall hold the definition if this can be captured in a simple text string, or the gml:descriptionReference property element may carry a link to a description elsewhere. The gml:identifier element shall provide one identifier identifying this definition. The identifier shall be unique within the dictionaries using this definition. The gml:name elements shall provide zero or more terms and synonyms for which this is the definition. The gml:remarks element shall be used to hold additional textual information that is not conceptually part of the definition but is useful in understanding the definition.</documentation></annotation></element>