RelationshipDefinition Complex Type Complex Type

Defines the elements that contain all the information defining the relationship between two members.

<xs:complexType name="RelationshipDefinition">
    <xs:complexContent>
        <xs:extension
            base="Definition"
        >
            <xs:choice
                minOccurs="0"
                maxOccurs="unbounded"
            >
                <xs:element name="ObjectConstraintGroup"
                    type="ObjectConstraintGroup"
                 />
                <xs:element name="ObjectConstraint"
                    type="ObjectConstraint"
                 />
                <xs:element name="Constraint"
                    type="ConstraintMember"
                 />
                <xs:element name="ConstraintGroup"
                    type="ConstraintGroup"
                 />
                <xs:element name="Flow"
                    type="FlowMember"
                 />
                <xs:element name="Connection"
                    type="CommunicationMember"
                    minOccurs="0"
                    maxOccurs="unbounded"
                 />
                <xs:element name="Hosting"
                    type="HostingMember"
                 />
                <xs:element name="Delegation"
                    type="DelegationMember"
                 />
                <xs:element name="Reference"
                    type="ReferenceMember"
                 />
                <xs:element name="Containment"
                    type="ContainmentMember"
                 />
            </xs:choice>
            <xs:attribute name="Extends"
                type="QualifiedName"
                use="optional"
             />
            <xs:attribute name="Abstract"
                type="boolean"
                use="optional"
             />
        </xs:extension>
    </xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

Child Elements

Element	Type	Description
Connection	CommunicationMember	A connection relationship member.
Constraint	ConstraintMember	Constraint member declaration.
ConstraintGroup	ConstraintGroup	Group of constraints that will be evaluated against this relationship definition.
Containment	ContainmentMember	A containment relationship member.
Delegation	DelegationMember	A delegation relationship member.
Flow	FlowMember	Flow between the instances that participate in this relationship.
Hosting	HostingMember	A hosting relationship member.
ObjectConstraint	ObjectConstraint	A constraint on the instances that participate in this relationship.
ObjectConstraintGroup	ObjectConstraintGroup	Not supported.
Reference	ReferenceMember	A reference relationship member.

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
Abstract	boolean	true if this relationship can be instantiated. false if it is marked as abstract, and the definition must be extended to complete the missing elements. The default is false.
Extends	QualifiedName	The base definition from which this definition derives.

See Also

SystemDefinitionModel Schema Complex Types

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