Enables any attribute from the specified namespace(s) to appear in the containing complexType element or in the containing attributeGroup element.
<anyAttribute
id = ID
namespace = ((##any | ##other) | List of (anyURI | (##targetNamespace | ##local))) : ##any
processContents = (lax | skip | strict): strict
{any attributes with non-schema Namespace...}>
Content: (annotation?)
</anyAttribute>
Attributes
- id
-
The ID of this element. The id value must be of type ID and be unique within the document containing this element.
Optional.
- namespace
-
The namespace containing the attributes that can be used. If no namespace is specified, ##any is the default. If the namespace is specified, it must one of the following.
| ##any | Attributes from any namespace can be present. |
| ##other | Attributes from any namespace that is not the target namespace of the parent element containing this anyAttribute element can be present. |
| ##local | Attributes that are not qualified with a namespace can be present. |
| ##targetNamespace | Attributes from the target namespace of the parent element containing this anyAttribute element can be present. |
| List of {URI references, ##targetNamespace, ##local} | Attributes from a space-delimited list of the namespaces can be present. The list can contain the following: URI references of namespaces, ##targetNamespace, and ##local. |
Optional.
- processContents
-
An indicator of how an application or XML processor should handle validation of XML documents against the attributes specified by this anyAttribute element. If no processContents attribute is specified, the default is strict. If processContents is specified, it must one of the following.
| strict | The XML processor must obtain the schema for the required namespaces and validate any attribute from those namespaces. |
| lax | The XML processor attempts to obtain the schema for the required namespaces and validate any attribute from those namespaces; however, if the schema cannot be obtained, no errors will occur. |
| skip | The XML processor does not attempt to validate any attributes from the specified namespaces. |
Optional.
Element Information
Example
The following example shows an element declaration for an element that contains a string and can have any attribute from the target namespace.
<xs:element name="stringElementWithAnyAttribute">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:extension base="xs:string">
<xs:anyAttribute namespace="##targetNamespace"/>
</xs:extension>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
Other Resources
For more information see the W3C XML Schema Part 1: Structures Recommendation at www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlschema-1-20010502/#element-all.
See Also