XML Schema

Name

xs:NMTOKEN — XML 1.0 name token (NMTOKEN).

Derived from:

xs:token

Primary:

xs:string

Known subtypes:

xs:NMTOKENS

Facets:

xs:enumeration, xs:length, xs:maxLength, xs:minLength, xs:pattern, xs:whiteSpace

<xs:simpleType name="NMTOKEN" id="NMTOKEN">
  <xs:restriction base="xs:token">
    <xs:pattern value="\c+"/>
  </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

Description

The lexical and value spaces of xs:NMTOKEN are the set of XML 1.0 “name tokens,” i.e., tokens composed of characters, digits, “.”, “:”, “-”, and the characters defined by Unicode, such as “combining” or “extender”.

Restrictions

This type is usually called a “token.”

Example

Valid values include "Snoopy", "CMS", "1950-10-04", or "0836217462".

Invalid values include "brought classical music to the Peanuts strip" (spaces are forbidden) or "bold,brash" (commas are forbidden).