zeroOrMore

zeroOrMore
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Name

zeroOrMore — zeroOrMore pattern

Synopsis

element zeroOrMore
{
 (
 attribute ns { text }?,
 attribute datatypeLibrary { xsd:anyURI }?,
 attribute * - (rng:* | local:*) { text }*
 ),
 (
 ( element * - rng:* { ... }* )
 & (
 element element { ... }
 | element attribute { ... }
 | element group { ... }
 | element interleave { ... }
 | element choice { ... }
 | element optional { ... }
 | element zeroOrMore { ... }
 | element oneOrMore { ... }
 | element list { ... }
 | element mixed { ... }
 | element ref { ... }
 | element parentRef { ... }
 | element empty { ... }
 | element text { ... }
 | element value { ... }
 | element data { ... }
 | element notAllowed { ... }
 | element externalRef { ... }
 | element grammar { ... }
 )+
 )
}

Class

pattern

May be included in

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

Compact syntax equivalent

pattern*

Description

The zeroOrMore pattern specifies that its subpatterns are considered an ordered group that must be matched zero or more times.

Restrictions

The zeroOrMore pattern can't contain attribute definitions.

Example

<define name="book-element">
 <element name="book">
  <attribute name="id"/>
  <attribute name="available"/>
  <ref name="isbn-element"/>
  <ref name="title-element"/>
  <zeroOrMore>
   <ref name="author-element"/>
  </zeroOrMore>
  <zeroOrMore>
   <ref name="character-element"/>
  </zeroOrMore>
 </element>
</define>

Attributes

datatypeLibrary: This attribute defines the default datatype library. The value is inherited.
ns: This attribute defines the default namespace for the elements defined in a portion of schema. The value is inherited.