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Simple Type: syllabic

Description

Lyric hyphenation is indicated by the syllabic type. The single, begin, end, and middle values represent single-syllable words, word-beginning syllables, word-ending syllables, and mid-word syllables, respectively.

Derived By

Restricting xs:string

Enumeration
Value  Description 
single 

begin 

end 

middle 

Referenced By
Definition
<xs:simpleType name="syllabic">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Lyric hyphenation is indicated by the syllabic type. The single, begin, end, and middle values represent single-syllable words, word-beginning syllables, word-ending syllables, and mid-word syllables, respectively.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
    <xs:enumeration value="single" />
    <xs:enumeration value="begin" />
    <xs:enumeration value="end" />
    <xs:enumeration value="middle" />
  </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

 

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