Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 626)

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In an XML document, the start of an element is marked <element name>. The end is
marked </element name>.
If the element contains no subelements, the end can be marked />. For example, <caption
fontFamily=“Arial” fontSize=“8” bold=“false” />.
The syntax for specifying an attribute for an element is attribute=“value”. The attribute
value must be enclosed in single or double quotes.
Here is a sample structure for a graphic display XML document containing two graphic
objects. The second object has states:
Element Description
<gfx> Root element.
<displaySettings /> Contains attributes from the Display Settings dialog box in
the Graphics editor.
<object1> Contains attributes from the General and Common tabs in
the object’s Properties dialog box, as well as elements for the
object’s caption, image, animation, and connections.
<caption /> Contains attributes for the object’s caption.
<imageSettings /> Contains attributes for the object’s image.
<animations> Contains an animation element for each type of animation
set up for the object.
<animateVisibility /> Contains attributes for Visibility animation.
<animateColor /> Contains attributes for Color animation.
</animations> Indicates the end of the animations element.
<connections> Contains a connection element for each connection assigned
to the object.
<connection name= “Value” /> Contains attributes for the Value connection.
<connection name= “Indicator”
/>
Contains attributes for the Indicator connection.
</connections> Indicates the end of the connections element.
</object1> Indicates the end of the object1 element.
<object2> Contains attributes from the General and Common tabs in
the object’s Properties dialog box, as well as elements for the
object’s states and connections.