RELAX NG

Name

list — Text node split

Synopsis

element list
{
 (
 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

list

Description

The list pattern splits a text node into tokens separated by whitespace. The splitting allows the validation of these tokens separately. This practice is most useful for validating lists of values.

Restrictions

• interleave can’t be used within list.

• The content of a list is only about data: it’s forbidden to define element, attribute, or text there.

• It’s forbidden to embed list into list.

Example

<attribute name="see-also"> <list> <zeroOrMore> <data type="token"/> </zeroOrMore> </list> </attribute> <attribute name="dimensions"> <list> <data type="xs:decimal"/> <data type="xs:decimal"/> <data type="xs:decimal"/> <choice> ...