Notations are means of associating a binary description with an entity or attribute. The most common uses of notations are to include familiar types of binary references, such as GIFs and JPGs, in an XML file.
For example, you are making a catalogue of your clothing and want to include an image of one of your shirts. You would have to create a notation similar to this one: <!NOTATION myshirt SYSTEM "GIF"> which defines a notation for a GIF image.
To create a notation, follow these steps:
Parent topic: Editing DTDs
Related tasks
Deleting elements, attributes, entities, notations, and comments
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