Any Attribute Node Properties

 

This node represents the XSD <anyAttribute> construct.

When you select an Any Attribute node in BizTalk Editor, you can examine and set its associated properties in the Visual Studio Properties window. These properties are all in the General category.

As you develop a schema, you may insert Any Attribute nodes to represent a portion of an instance message for which the attributes cannot be anticipated.

Unlike many other types of nodes, which you can and should rename, the Any Attribute node has the fixed node name "<AnyAttribute>", which you cannot change.

Many of the properties associated with Any Attribute nodes correspond directly to the semantics of XML Schema definition language (XSD) constructs.For links to information about XSD concepts and specifications, see XSD Resources on the Web.

Note

You can use the Any Attribute node with Extensible Markup Language (XML) schemas only. The Standard property of the Schema node must have a value of XML or Default for this node type to be allowed without generating a compilation error.

The following table shows the properties associated with Any Attribute nodes that are available in all schemas that represent XML instance messages.

Property name	Category	Description
Instance XPath	General	Displays the location within instance messages of the attribute(s) that corresponds to the selected Any Attribute node. Note: The XPath value displayed for this property is not technically valid because the actual node name is not known in advance.
Namespace	General	Specifies the namespace for the selected Any Attribute node.
Node Name	General	Indicates that this node is an Any Attribute node by displaying the value "<AnyAttribute>".
Process Contents	General	Specifies the level of validation for data in instance messages that corresponds to the selected Any Attribute node.

See Also

Any Element Node Properties
Node Properties - By Node Type
Node Properties - Alphabetical Listings