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createAttrPatterns [-patternDefinition string] [-patternFile string] [-patternType string]
createAttrPatterns is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
Create a new instance of an attribute pattern given a pattern type (e.g. XML) and a string or data file
containing the description of the attribute tree in the pattern's format.
string | Name of created pattern |
attribute, pattern
addAttr, addExtension, applyAttrPattern, deleteAttrPattern, listAttrPatterns
patternDefinition, patternFile, patternType
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-patternDefinition(-pd)
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string
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Hardcoded string containing the pattern definition, for simpler formats that
don't really need a separate file for definition.
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-patternFile(-pf)
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string
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File where the pattern information can be found
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-patternType(-pt)
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string
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Name of the pattern definition type to use in creating this instance
of the pattern.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can be used more than once in a command.
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createAttrPatterns -patternType "xmlPattern" -patternFile "patterns/patternFile.xml"
// Result: myXMLPattern //