XML Schema anyAttribute Element
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Definition and Usage
The anyAttribute element enables the author to extend the XML document with attributes not specified by the schema.
Element Information
- Parent elements: complexType, restriction (both simpleContent and complexContent), extension (both simpleContent and complexContent), attributeGroup
Syntax
<anyAttribute
id=ID
namespace=namespace
processContents=lax|skip|strict
any attributes
>
(annotation?)
</anyAttribute>
(The ? sign declares that the element can occur zero or one time inside the anyAttribute element)
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| id | Optional. Specifies a unique ID for the element |
| namespace | Optional. Specifies the namespaces containing the
attributes
that can be used. Can be set to one of the following:
|
| processContents | Optional. Specifies how the XML processor should handle
validation against the elements specified by this any element. Can be set to
one of the following:
|
| any attributes | Optional. Specifies any other attributes with non-schema namespace |
Example 1
The following example shows a declaration for an element called "person". By using the <anyAttribute> element the author can add any number of attributes to the "person" element:
<xs:element name="person">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="firstname" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="lastname" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:anyAttribute/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
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