Context menus (XML Schema Explorer)
A context menu is the menu that appears when you right-click on something. The following context menu items are used to perform schema-specific searches and other operations.
Node type: Schema set
The following table describes the options that are available for a schema set node.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Most Likely Root Elements | Finds and highlights all global elements that are not referenced from global elements other than themselves. |
| Show Global Types | Finds and highlights all global types in the schema set. |
| Show Global Elements | Finds and highlights all global elements in the schema set. |
| Properties Window | Opens the Properties window (if it is not already open). This window displays information about the node. |
Node type: Namespace
The following table describes the options that are available for a namespace node.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Show All Inbound References | Finds and highlights files that import the selected namespace. |
| Show All Outbound References | For every file in the selected namespace, finds and highlights the following: - All namespaces referenced in import statements without a schemaLocation attribute.- All files in namespaces other than the selected one that are specified in the schemaLocation attribute in import and include statements. |
| Show Global Types | Finds and highlights all global types in the selected namespace. |
| Show Global Elements | Finds and highlights all global elements in the selected namespace. |
| Properties Window | Opens the Properties window (if it is not already open). This window displays information about the node. |
Node type: File
The following table describes the options that are available for a file node.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Show All Inbound References | Finds and highlights all files that specify the selected file in the schemaLocation attributes of their include and import statements. |
| Show All Outbound References | Finds and highlights the following: - All namespaces specified in the namespace attributes of all import statements that do not have the schemaLocation attribute.- All files specified in the schemaLocation attributes of all import and include statements. |
| Show Global Types | Finds and highlights all global types in this file. |
| Show Global Elements | Finds and highlights all global elements in this file. |
| View Code | Opens the file that contains the selected node in the XML editor. The item that is selected in the XML Schema Explorer will also be selected in the XML editor. |
| Properties Window | Opens the Properties window (if it is not already open). This window displays information about the node. |
All global node types
The following table describes the options that are available for all global nodes.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Show in Graph View | Opens the Graph View. If the selected node is not in the workspace, adds it to the workspace and selects the node. |
| Show in Content Model View | Opens the Content Model View. If the selected node is not in the workspace, adds it to the workspace and selects the node. |
| View Code | Opens the file that contains the selected node in the XML editor. The item that is selected in the XML Schema Explorer will also be selected in the XML editor. |
| Properties Window | Opens the Properties window (if it is not already open). This window displays information about the node. |
Node type: Element
In addition to the global node options described above, the context menu for element nodes has the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Go To Type Definition | Navigates to the type definition of the selected element. This is applicable when the type that is used for the element is a global type. |
| Go To The Original Element | For element references, navigates to the actual definition of the element. |
| Show All References | For global elements, finds and highlights all references (elements that have ref="selectedElement") to the selected element. |
| Show Members Of Substitution Group | For heads of a substitution group, finds and highlights all elements that are members of the substitution group of which the selected element is a member. This shows direct and indirect participants. |
| Show Substitution Group Heads | For global elements that are members of a substitution group, finds and highlights all direct and indirect heads for the selected element, such as the following: - A substitution group head specified on the selected element. - A substitution group head specified on its head element. |
| Generate Sample XML | Available only for global elements. Generates a sample XML file for the global element. |
Node type: Global types
In addition to the global node options described above, the context menu for global type nodes has the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Base Type | If the selected type is derived from a global type, navigates to the base type of the selected type. |
| Show All References | Finds and highlights all references to the selected type. This includes elements and attributes of the selected type and types derived from the selected type. |
| Show All Derived Types | Finds and highlights all types that are directly and indirectly derived from the selected type. |
| Show All Ancestors | Show all parent (base) types. |
Node type: Attribute
In addition to the global node options described above, the context menu for attribute nodes has the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Go To Type Definition | When the type that is used for the attribute is a global type, navigates to the type definition of the selected attribute. |
| Go To The Original Attribute | For attribute references, navigates to the actual definition of the attribute. |
| Show All References | For global attributes, finds and highlights all references (other attributes that have ref="selectedAttribute") to the selected attribute. |
Node type: Attribute group
In addition to the global node options described above, the context menu for attribute group nodes has the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Go To Definition | For references, navigates to the actual definition of the attribute. |
| Show All Members | Finds and highlights all members of the attribute group. |
| Show All References | Finds and highlights all references (attribute groups that have ref="selectedAttributeGroup") to the selected attribute group. |
Node type: Named group
In addition to the global node options described above, the context menu for named group nodes has the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Go To Definition | For references, navigates to the actual definition of the attribute. |
| Show All Members | Finds and highlights all members of the named group. |
| Show All References | Finds and highlights all references (groups that have ref="selectedGroup") to the selected group. |