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wfs:GetCapabilities

Element information

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Attributes

NameOccTypeDescriptionNotes
updateSequence [0..1]ows:UpdateSequenceTypeWhen omitted or not supported by server, server shall return latest complete service metadata document. from type ows:GetCapabilitiesType
service [0..1]ows:ServiceTypeDefault value is "WFS".
traverseXlinkDepth [1..1]xsd:string This attribute indicates the depth to which nested property XLink linking element locator attribute (href) XLinks are traversed and resolved if possible. A value of "1" indicates that one linking element locator attribute (href) Xlink will be traversed and the referenced element returned if possible, but nested property XLink linking element locator attribute (href) XLinks in the returned element are not traversed. A value of "*" indicates that all nested property XLink linking element locator attribute (href) XLinks will be traversed and the referenced elements returned if possible. The range of valid values for this attribute consists of positive integers plus "*".
traverseXlinkExpiry [0..1]xsd:positiveInteger The traverseXlinkExpiry attribute value is specified in minutes It indicates how long a Web Feature Service should wait to receive a response to a nested GetGmlObject request.

Sample instance

<wfs:GetCapabilities traverseXlinkDepth="string">
   <ows:AcceptVersions>
      <ows:Version>string</ows:Version>
   </ows:AcceptVersions>
   <ows:Sections>
      <ows:Section>string</ows:Section>
   </ows:Sections>
   <ows:AcceptFormats>
      <ows:OutputFormat>string</ows:OutputFormat>
   </ows:AcceptFormats>
</wfs:GetCapabilities>

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