xsd:anyAtomicType

The type xsd:anyAtomicType is a generic type that encompasses all atomic types, both primitive and derived, including xsd:untypedAtomic. No values ever actually have the type xsd:anyAtomicType; they always have a more specific type. As such, it does not have a corresponding constructor.

However, this type name can be used as a placeholder for all other atomic types in XQuery and XSLT 2.0 function signatures and sequence types. For example, the distinct-values function signature specifies that its argument is xs:anyAtomicType. This means that any atomic value of any type can be passed to this function.

Simple Type Information

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema

Schema Document: builtintypes.xsd

Type Inheritance Chain

xsd:anyType
- xsd:anySimpleType
  - xsd:anyAtomicType
    - restricted by xsd:string
      - restricted by xsd:normalizedString
        restricted by xsd:token
        restricted by xsd:language
        restricted by xsd:NMTOKEN
        used in list xsd:NMTOKENS
        restricted by xsd:Name
        restricted by xsd:NCName
        restricted by xsd:ID
        restricted by xsd:IDREF
        used in list xsd:IDREFS
        restricted by xsd:ENTITY
        used in list xsd:ENTITIES
    - restricted by xsd:decimal
      - restricted by xsd:integer
        restricted by xsd:nonPositiveInteger
        restricted by xsd:negativeInteger
        restricted by xsd:long
        restricted by xsd:int
        restricted by xsd:short
        restricted by xsd:byte
        restricted by xsd:nonNegativeInteger
        restricted by xsd:unsignedLong
        restricted by xsd:unsignedInt
        restricted by xsd:unsignedShort
        restricted by xsd:unsignedByte
        restricted by xsd:positiveInteger
    - restricted by xsd:NOTATION
    - restricted by xsd:QName
    - restricted by xsd:float
    - restricted by xsd:double
    - restricted by xsd:boolean
    - restricted by xsd:base64Binary
    - restricted by xsd:hexBinary
    - restricted by xsd:anyURI
    - restricted by xsd:date
    - restricted by xsd:time
    - restricted by xsd:dateTime
      - restricted by xsd:dateTimeStamp
    - restricted by xsd:gYear
    - restricted by xsd:gYearMonth
    - restricted by xsd:gMonth
    - restricted by xsd:gMonthDay
    - restricted by xsd:gDay
    - restricted by xsd:duration
      - restricted by xsd:dayTimeDuration
      - restricted by xsd:yearMonthDuration