<element xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/namespace/"
xlink:type="extended">
<xlink:locator href="Source" role="role1"/>
<xlink:locator href="Target" role="role2"/>
<xlink:arc from="role1" to="role2"
show="embed" actuate="auto"/>
<xlink:title="The link title"/>
...
</element>
translates to
<element>
<rdf:rdf xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/namespace/">
<rdf:description about="#xptr(../..)">
<xlink:type rdf:resource="xlink:extended"/>
<xlink:locator rdf:about="source" rdf:id="role1"/>
<xlink:locator rdf:about="target" rdf:id="role2"/>
<xlink:arc>
<xlink:from rdf:resource="#role1">
<xlink:to rdf:resource="#role2">
<xlink:show rdf:resource="xlink:embed"/>
<xlink:actuate rdf:resource="xlink:auto"/>
</xlink:arc>
<xlink:title>the link title</xlink:title>
</rdf:description>
</rdf:rdf>
...
</element>