XML Schema import Element

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# XML Schema import Element

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## Definition and Usage

The import element is used to add multiple schemas with different target namespace to a document.

### Element Information

- Parent elements: schema

### Syntax

<import
id=ID
namespace=anyURI
schemaLocation=anyURI
any attributes
>
(annotation?)
</import>

(The ? sign declares that the element can occur zero or one time inside the import element)

Attribute | Description
--- | ---
id | Optional. Specifies a unique ID for the element
namespace | Optional. Specifies the URI of the namespace to import
schemaLocation | Optional. Specifies the URI to the schema for the imported namespace
any attributes | Optional. Specifies any other attributes with non-schema namespace

### Example 1

The following example shows how to import a namespace:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:import namespace="http://www.w3schools.com/schema"/>
..
..
..
</xs:schema>

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