# Complex attributes

A complex attribute is an attribute that consists of two or more simple attributes that go together to convey some composite information about a feature. They only exist within the GML format.

Further information on complex attributes in OS MasterMap Topography Layer is detailed in the following sub-pages.

<figure><img src="/files/NGLFP7mhNxDqWdYOx17n" alt="UML for the Change History Type Data Type in OS MasterMap Topography Layer." width="325"><figcaption><p>UML for the Change History Type Data Type in OS MasterMap Topography Layer.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/tKnaBlN1eXSG0FwCcY7Y" alt="UMLs for the Height Above Datum Type and Height Above Ground Level Type Data Types in OS MasterMap Topography Layer." width="563"><figcaption><p>UML diagrams for the Height Above Datum Type and Height Above Ground Level Type Data Types in OS MasterMap Topography Layer.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/gMVJcyRPqW5AxByBOO3h" alt="UML for the Text Rendering Type Data Type in OS MasterMap Topography Layer." width="221"><figcaption><p>UML for the Text Rendering Type Data Type in OS MasterMap Topography Layer.</p></figcaption></figure>


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