2.4.21 connection

Target namespace: http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/main

A connection element is a CT_Connection type element, as specified in section 2.6.34, that specifies the extended properties of an external connection, as specified in [ISO/IEC29500-1:2016] section 18.13. If this element exists, the type attribute of the ancestor CT_Connection element, as specified in [ISO/IEC29500-4:2016] section A.2, MUST be equal to "5". See section 2.2.4.1 for how this element integrates with the Office Open XML file formats specified in [ISO/IEC29500-1:2016].

The following W3C XML Schema ([XMLSCHEMA1/2] section 2.1) fragment specifies the contents of this element.

 <xsd:element name="connection" type="CT_Connection"/>

See section 5.4 for the full W3C XML Schema ([XMLSCHEMA1/2] section 2.1).