Simple Type: start-stop-continue

Description

The start-stop-continue type is used for an attribute of musical elements that can either start or stop, but also need to refer to an intermediate point in the symbol, as for complex slurs or for formatting of symbols across system breaks.  The values of start, stop, and continue refer to how an element appears in musical score order, not in MusicXML document order. An element with a stop attribute may precede the corresponding element with a start attribute within a MusicXML document. This is particularly common in multi-staff music. For example, the stopping point for a slur may appear in staff 1 before the starting point for the slur appears in staff 2 later in the document.

Derived By

Restricting xs:token

Enumeration

Value	Description
start
stop
continue

Referenced By

• Attribute type [type bracket]
• Attribute type [type dashes]
• Attribute type [type extend]
• Attribute type [type slur]
• Attribute type [type tied]
• Attribute type [type wavy-line]

Definition

<xs:simpleType name="start-stop-continue">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The start-stop-continue type is used for an attribute of musical elements that can either start or stop, but also need to refer to an intermediate point in the symbol, as for complex slurs or for formatting of symbols across system breaks.

The values of start, stop, and continue refer to how an element appears in musical score order, not in MusicXML document order. An element with a stop attribute may precede the corresponding element with a start attribute within a MusicXML document. This is particularly common in multi-staff music. For example, the stopping point for a slur may appear in staff 1 before the starting point for the slur appears in staff 2 later in the document.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:restriction base="xs:token">
    <xs:enumeration value="start" />
    <xs:enumeration value="stop" />
    <xs:enumeration value="continue" />
  </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>