<customXml> (Block-Level Custom XML Element)

This element specifies the presence of a custom XML element around one or more block level structures (paragraphs, tables, etc.). The attributes on this element shall be used to specify the name and namespace URI of the current custom XML element.

example: 
<w:body>
  <w:customXml w:element="address" … >
    <w:p>
      …
    </w:p>
  </w:customXml>
  …
</w:body>

The <customXml> element specifies that the name of the custom XML element is address, and the custom XML element contains a single paragraph (it is a block-level element). ]

Parent Elements

<body> (§2.2.2); <comment> (§2.13.4.2); <customXml> (§2.5.1.6); <docPartBody> (§2.12.6); <endnote> (§2.11.2); <footnote> (§2.11.10); <ftr> (§2.10.3); <hdr> (§2.10.4); <sdtContent> (§2.5.2.32); <tc> (§2.4.62); <txbxContent> (§2.17.1.1)

Child Elements

Subclause

<bookmarkEnd> (Bookmark End)

§2.13.6.1

<bookmarkStart> (Bookmark Start)

§2.13.6.2

<commentRangeEnd> (Comment Anchor Range End)

§2.13.4.3

<commentRangeStart> (Comment Anchor Range Start)

§2.13.4.4

<customXml> (Block-Level Custom XML Element)

§2.5.1.6

<customXmlDelRangeEnd> (Custom XML Markup Deletion End)

§2.13.5.4

<customXmlDelRangeStart> (Custom XML Markup Deletion Start)

§2.13.5.5

<customXmlInsRangeEnd> (Custom XML Markup Insertion End)

§2.13.5.6

<customXmlInsRangeStart> (Custom XML Markup Insertion Start)

§2.13.5.7

<customXmlMoveFromRangeEnd> (Custom XML Markup Move Source End)

§2.13.5.8

<customXmlMoveFromRangeStart> (Custom XML Markup Move Source Start)

§2.13.5.9

<customXmlMoveToRangeEnd> (Custom XML Markup Move Destination Location End)

§2.13.5.10

<customXmlMoveToRangeStart> (Custom XML Markup Move Destination Location Start)

§2.13.5.11

<customXmlPr> (Custom XML Element Properties)

§2.5.1.7

<del> (Deleted Run Content)

§2.13.5.12

<ins> (Inserted Run Content)

§2.13.5.20

<moveFrom> (Move Source Run Content)

§2.13.5.21

<moveFromRangeEnd> (Move Source Location Container - End)

§2.13.5.23

<moveFromRangeStart> (Move Source Location Container - Start)

§2.13.5.24

<moveTo> (Move Destination Run Content)

§2.13.5.26

<moveToRangeEnd> (Move Destination Location Container - End)

§2.13.5.27

<moveToRangeStart> (Move Destination Location Container - Start)

§2.13.5.28

<oMath> (Office Math)

§7.1.2.77

<oMathPara> (Math Paragraph)

§7.1.2.78

<p> (Paragraph)

§2.3.1.22

<permEnd> (Range Permission End)

§2.13.7.1

<permStart> (Range Permission Start)

§2.13.7.2

<proofErr> (Proofing Error Anchor)

§2.13.8.1

<sdt> (Block-Level Structured Document Tag)

§2.5.2.30

<tbl> (Table)

§2.4.36

Attributes

Description

<element> (Custom XML Element Name)

Specifies the name of the current custom XML element or smart tag within the document.

<w:customXml w:element="companyName" … >
  …
</w:customXml>

The @element attribute specifies that the name for this element shall be companyName. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_String simple type (§2.18.89).

<uri> (Custom XML Element Namespace)

Specifies the namespace URI of the current custom XML element or smart tag.

If this attribute is omitted, the URI shall be assumed to be null (no associated URI).

<w:customXml … w:uri="urn:customXmlExample" />
  …
</w:customXml>

The @uri attribute specifies that the namespace for this element shall be urn:customXmlExample. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_String simple type (§2.18.89).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_CustomXmlBlock">
	<sequence>
	<element name="customXmlPr" type="CT_CustomXmlPr" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
	<group ref="EG_ContentBlockContent" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
	</sequence>
	<attribute name="uri" type="ST_String"/>
	<attribute name="element" type="ST_String" use="required"/>
</complexType>