XML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Name

xs:minLength — Allows you to specify the minimum length (in characters, bytes, or list items) of a given value

Applies to

xs:anyURI, xs:base64binary, xs:ENTITIES, xs:ENTITY, xs:hexBinary, xs:ID, xs:IDREF, xs:IDREFS, xs:language, xs:Name, xs:NCName, xs:NMTOKEN, xs:NMTOKENS, xs:normalizedString, xs:NOTATION, xs:QName, xs:string, xs:token

Attributes

value

An xs:nonNegativeInteger

Operation

For string values, the number in value specifies the minimum number of Unicode characters allowed in the string. The number of Unicode characters is counted after whitespace processing is completed per the rules of the datatype being constrained and the xs:whitespace facet.

For the xs:hexBinary and xs:base64Binary types, the value specifies the minimum number of bytes encoded. When used in lists, the value constrains the minimum number of items in the list.

You cannot specify xs:minLength at the same time you specify xs:maxLength or xs:length.