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PSML elements from <author> to <xref>

<locator>

Summary

Metadata of a fragment referenced by its locator.

Matching fragments

To match a locator to its fragment, use the @fragment attribute so that it is equal to the fragment ID being processed.

When processing a fragment, you can find the locator using the following XPath:

//locator[@fragment = $fragment/@id]

There is at most 1 match.

Usage context

Element categorymetadata
PSML levelmetadata
Permitted content<notes> <reversexrefs> <compare> [<labels> DEPRECATED]
Permitted parent<fragmentinfo>
HTML equivalent no equivalent
OpenXML equivalent no equivalent

The <labels> element is DEPRECATED here. Use the @labels attribute on the fragment instead.

Attributes

This element includes the following attributes

NameTypeRequiredDescription
editidxs:longnoThe XLink ID for the latest edit
fragmentfragment-idnoThe fragment ID
idxs:longnoThe Locator ID
modifiedxs:dateTimenoThe last edit date

This element contains informational attributes. 

@editid

The ID of the latest edit. An XLink ID is unique within a PageSeeder instance. INFORMATIONAL - ignored by upload.

This attribute value is specific to a PageSeeder server as it refers to the XLink representing the last edit.

@fragment

The ID of the fragment. It is unique within the document.

Use this attribute to identify the fragment content associated to this locator. 

@id

The ID of this locator in PageSeeder. INFORMATIONAL - ignored by upload.

This value is specific to a PageSeeder instance.

@modified

The date this fragment was last modified. It corresponds to the date of the last modified XLink. INFORMATIONAL - ignored by upload.

Examples

A locator with system specific identifiers and last modified date of a fragment:

<locator id="113"
         editid="548"
         fragment="4" 
         modified="2015-05-21T12:35:21+10:00"/>

Schema

XML Schema

<xs:element name="locator">
  <xs:complexType>

    <xs:all>
      <xs:element ref="labels" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xs:element ref="notes" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xs:element ref="reversexrefs" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xs:element ref="compare" minOccurs="0"/>
    </xs:all>

    <xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:long"/>
    <xs:attribute name="fragment" type="xs:string"/>
    <xs:attribute name="modified"
                  type="xs:dateTime"
                  use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="editid" type="xs:long" use="optional"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Relax Schema

element locator {
   attribute id { xs:long },
   attribute fragment { text },
   attribute modified { xs:dateTime },
   attribute editid { xs:long }?,
   element labels?,
   element notes?,
   element reversexrefs?,
   element compare?
}

Compatibility

This element was introduced in the first draft of PSML and is well-supported from PageSeeder 5.1.

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