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AnyAttribute Attributes

The anyAttribute attribute accepts any attribute in an XML file. When you declare an attribute as anyAttribute you can substitute the anyAttribute element for any attribute in the schema.

The following schema describes a person with a first name, last name, and an attribute that is anyAttribute:

<xs:element name="person">
<xs:complexType>
   <xs:sequence>
      <xs:element name="firstname" type="xs:string"/>
      <xs:element name="lastname" type="xs:string"/>
   </xs:sequence>
   <xs:anyAttribute/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

The following schema includes a gender attribute:

<xs:attribute name="gender">
   <xs:simpleType>
   <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
   <xs:pattern value="male|female"/>  
   </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>

The following XML instance document substitutes anyAttribute with the gender attribute:

<person gender="female">
   <firstname>Anita</firstname>
   <lastname>Ficks</lastname>
</person>
<person gender="male">
   <firstname>Jim</firstname>
   <lastname>Geimer</lastname>
</person>

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