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attribute: role
for elements: <simple>, <extended>, <locator>, <resource>
Standard excerpt:
Semantic attribute.
Values: Standard excerpt:
The value of the role attribute must be a URI reference. It identifies some resource that describes the intended property. When no value is supplied, no particular role value is to be inferred.

Examples (xlink:xml):