XML Tutorial/Introduction/xlink

Link to second node

<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<contacts xmlns:xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
   <contact
      xlink:type = "simple"
      xlink:href = "contacts.xml#xpointer(//contact[2])"
      xlink:role = "http://www.wbex.ru"
      xlink:title = "Retrieve author name"
      xlink:show = "replace"
      xlink:actuate = "onLoad">
      Information
   </contact>
</contacts>

File: contacts.xml
<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<contacts>
   <contact id = "author01">author 1</contact>
   <contact id = "author02">author 2</contact>
   <contact id = "author03">author 3</contact>
</contacts>

show and actuate attribute

<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<contacts xmlns:xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
   <contact
      xlink:type = "simple"
      xlink:href = "about.xml"
      xlink:role = "http://www.wbex.ru"
      xlink:title = "wbex.ru"
      xlink:show = "new"
      xlink:actuate = "onRequest">
      Contact
   </contact>
</contacts>
File: about.xml
<?xml version = "1.0" ?>
<about>
</about>

XML file that shows simple linking

<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<contacts xmlns:xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
   <contact
      xlink:type = "simple"      
      xlink:href = "about.xml"
      xlink:role = "http://www.wbex.ru"
      xlink:title = "Title">
      Contact
   </contact>
</contacts>
File: about.xml
<?xml version = "1.0" ?>
<about>
</about>