XML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Name

rng:anyName — Specifies a name pattern that matches any name in any namespace

XML syntax example

<grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0">

<start>
 <ref name="any"/>
</start>

<define name="any">
 <element>
  <anyName/>
  <zeroOrMore>
   <choice>
    <attribute>
     <anyName/>
    </attribute>
    <text/>
    <ref name="any"/>
   </choice>
  </zeroOrMore>
 </element>
</define>

</grammar>

Compact syntax example

start = any
any = element *  { (attribute * { text } | text | any)* }

Parents

attribute, choice, element, except

Description

The anyName element, when used as the child of an attribute or element pattern, causes that pattern to match any element or attribute name from any namespace in an instance. You can also use anyName in conjunction with the except and nsName elements to exclude names in a given namespace.

See also

§11, except, nsName