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Name

ref — Reference to a named pattern

Class:

pattern

Synopsis

element ref
{
   attribute name { xsd:NCName },
   (
      attribute ns { text }?,
      attribute datatypeLibrary { xsd:anyURI }?,
      attribute * - (rng:* | local:*) { text }*
   ),
   ( element * - rng:* { ... }* )
}

May be included in:

attribute, choice, define, element, except, group, interleave, list, mixed, oneOrMore, optional, start, zeroOrMore.

Compact syntax equivalent:

Name without a colon

Description:

The ref pattern defines a reference to a named pattern defined in the current grammar.

Example:

 <element name="book">
  <ref name="book-start"/>
  <ref name="book-end"/>
 </element>
 
   <element name="library">
    <oneOrMore>
     <ref name="book-element"/>
    </oneOrMore>
   </element>

Attributes:

datatypeLibrary: The datatypeLibrary attribute defines the default datatype library. The value of datatypeLibrary is inherited.
name: The name attribute specifies the name of the named pattern which is referenced.
ns: The ns attribute defines the default namespace for the elements defined in a portion of schema. The value of ns is inherited.

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