# Type element

Contains the attributes and elements that define the type of connection described by the UDC file.

## Usage

    <Type
    	Type="xsd:string"
    	MinorVersion="xsd:string"
    	MajorVersion="xsd:string"
    	Type="xsd:string"
    	MajorVersion="xsd:string"
    	MinorVersion="xsd:string"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | Anonymous
Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc
Schema name | Universal Data Connection

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
DataSource | Provides a root node container for the UDC (Universal Data Connection) elements that describe a connection to a data source.

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
SubType | Further describes the type of connection to the data source. One example is the DSP sub-type for binding SOAP data.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Type | xsd:string | required | Specifies which of the three types of data binding to use for the data connection: SOAP, XMLFile (for accessing XML files), or PartToPart (for communicating between Web Parts). | See external namespace.
MinorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace.
MajorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace.
Type | Anonymous | required | Specifies which of the three types of data binding to use for the data connection: SOAP, XMLFile (for accessing XML files), or PartToPart (for communicating between Web Parts). | SOAP XMLFile PartToPart
MajorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace.
MinorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace.

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" >
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element name="SubType" minOccurs="0">
            <xsd:complexType>
              <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:any processContents="skip" minOccurs="0" />
              </xsd:sequence>
              <xsd:attribute name="Type" type="xsd:string" use="required">
              </xsd:attribute>
              <xsd:attribute name="MinorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
              </xsd:attribute>
              <xsd:attribute name="MajorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
              </xsd:attribute>
            </xsd:complexType>
          </xsd:element>
        </xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:attribute name="Type" use="required">
          <xsd:simpleType>
            <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
              <xsd:enumeration value="SOAP" />
              <xsd:enumeration value="XMLFile" />
              <xsd:enumeration value="PartToPart" />
            </xsd:restriction>
          </xsd:simpleType>
        </xsd:attribute>
        <xsd:attribute name="MajorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
        </xsd:attribute>
        <xsd:attribute name="MinorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
        </xsd:attribute>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

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