xal:PostalCode

PostalCode is the container element for either simple or complex (extended) postal codes. Type: Area Code, Postcode, etc.

Element information

Content

• Sequence [1..1]
  1. xal:AddressLine [0..*]    Free format address representation. An address can have more than one line. The order of the AddressLine elements must be preserved.
  2. xal:PostalCodeNumber [0..*]    Specification of a postcode. The postcode is formatted according to country-specific rules. Example: SW3 0A8-1A, 600074, 2067
  3. xal:PostalCodeNumberExtension [0..*]    Examples are: 1234 (USA), 1G (UK), etc.
  4. xal:PostTown [0..1]    A post town is not the same as a locality. A post town can encompass a collection of (small) localities. It can also be a subpart of a locality. An actual post town in Norway is "Bergen".
  5. Any element [0..*] Namespace: ##other, Process Contents: strict

Attributes

Used in

• Anonymous type of element xal:AdministrativeArea
• Anonymous type of element xal:Department
• Anonymous type of element xal:Locality
• Anonymous type of element xal:PostBox
• Anonymous type of element xal:PostOffice
• Anonymous type of element xal:Premise
• Anonymous type of element xal:SubAdministrativeArea
• Anonymous type of element xal:Thoroughfare
• Type xal:DependentLocalityType (Element xal:DependentLocality)
• Type xal:LargeMailUserType (Element xal:LargeMailUser)
• Type xal:FirmType (Elements xal:Firm, xal:Firm)
• Type xal:SubPremiseType (Elements xal:SubPremise, xal:SubPremise)

Sample instance

<xal:PostalCode>
   <xal:AddressLine>Any text</xal:AddressLine>
   <xal:PostalCodeNumber>Any text</xal:PostalCodeNumber>
   <xal:PostalCodeNumberExtension>Any text</xal:PostalCodeNumberExtension>
   <xal:PostTown>
      <xal:AddressLine>Any text</xal:AddressLine>
      <xal:PostTownName>Any text</xal:PostTownName>
      <xal:PostTownSuffix>Any text</xal:PostTownSuffix>
   </xal:PostTown>
   <!--any element-->
</xal:PostalCode>