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4.2.9.1. <entity> Element

The <entity> element identifies the entity or entities that that have created the annotation.

XML Namespace: http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM

XML Binding Representation: <entity>

Multiplicity Requirements: The <entity> element shall appear 0 or 1 time.


Data Type: The <entity> element as a CharacterString element. The CharacterString has an SPM of 1000 characters (refer to Section 4.2.11.1: CharacterString Data Type for more information). All entity values shall be represented in vCard [9] format. This allows systems to take the CharacterString represented by the <entity> element and process this CharacterString as a valid vCard.