XML Tutorial/Introduction/xlink

Link to second node

   <source lang="xml">

<?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></source>

show and actuate attribute

   <source lang="xml">

<?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></source>

XML file that shows simple linking

   <source lang="xml">

<?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></source>