element ProtoInstance

diagram
type	extension of X3DPrototypeInstance
properties	content  complex
children	fieldValue IS MetadataDouble MetadataFloat MetadataInteger MetadataSet MetadataString
used by	elements  CADFace CADPart ComposedCubeMapTexture ComposedShader ComposedTexture3D Contour2D ElevationGrid GeoMetadata HAnimHumanoid HAnimJoint MetadataSet MultiTexture MultiTextureCoordinate MultiTextureTransform NurbsCurve NurbsOrientationInterpolator NurbsPatchSurface NurbsPositionInterpolator NurbsSet NurbsSurfaceInterpolator NurbsSweptSurface NurbsSwungSurface NurbsTrimmedSurface groups  AppearanceChildContentModel ChildContentModelProtoInstance ColorCoordinateContentModel ColorCoordinateNormalTexCoordContentModel ColorNormalTexCoordContentModel ComposedGeometryContentModel ShapeChildContentModel SoundChildContentModel TextChildContentModel TextureBackgroundChildContentModel
attributes	Name   Type   Use   Default   Fixed   Annotation DEF   xs:ID            appinfo DEF defines a unique ID name for each node, referenceable by other nodes. USE   xs:IDREF            appinfo USE means reuse an already DEF-ed node ID, excluding all child nodes and all other attributes (except for containerField, which can have a different value). name   xs:NMTOKEN            appinfo name attribute is ordinarily required, unless this is a USE node class   xs:NMTOKENS            appinfo The class attribute is a space-separated list of classes, reserved for use by Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and XML stylesheets. containerField   xs:NMTOKEN      children
annotation	appinfo <xs:element name="fieldValue" type="MFNode" default="fieldValue"/> <xs:attribute name="additionalInterface" type="xs:string" default="X3DChildNode"/> <xs:attribute name="componentName" type="componentNameChoices" fixed="Core"/> <xs:attribute name="componentLevel" type="xs:positiveInteger" fixed="2"/> ProtoInstance can override field default values via fieldValue initializations. Non-recursive nested ProtoInstance and ProtoDeclare statements are allowed within a ProtoDeclare.
source	<xs:element name="ProtoInstance">   <xs:annotation>     <xs:appinfo>       <xs:element name="fieldValue" type="MFNode" default="fieldValue"/>       <xs:attribute name="additionalInterface" type="xs:string" default="X3DChildNode"/>       <xs:attribute name="componentName" type="componentNameChoices" fixed="Core"/>       <xs:attribute name="componentLevel" type="xs:positiveInteger" fixed="2"/> ProtoInstance can override field default values via fieldValue initializations. Non-recursive nested ProtoInstance and ProtoDeclare statements are allowed within a ProtoDeclare. </xs:appinfo>     <xs:documentation source="https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19776-1/V3.3/Part01/concepts.html#ProtoInstanceAndFieldValueStatement"/>   </xs:annotation>   <xs:complexType>     <xs:complexContent>       <xs:extension base="X3DPrototypeInstance">         <xs:attributeGroup ref="DEF_USE"/>         <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:NMTOKEN">           <xs:annotation>             <xs:appinfo>name attribute is ordinarily required, unless this is a USE node</xs:appinfo>             <!-- Design note: cannot REQUIRE @name field or else USE nodes incorrectly fail to validate -->             <xs:documentation source="https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dSceneAuthoringHints.html#NameTyping"/>           </xs:annotation>         </xs:attribute>         <xs:attributeGroup ref="globalAttributes"/>         <xs:attribute name="containerField" type="xs:NMTOKEN" default="children"/>       </xs:extension>     </xs:complexContent>   </xs:complexType> </xs:element>

attribute ProtoInstance/@name

type	xs:NMTOKEN
annotation	appinfo name attribute is ordinarily required, unless this is a USE node
source	<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:NMTOKEN">   <xs:annotation>     <xs:appinfo>name attribute is ordinarily required, unless this is a USE node</xs:appinfo>     <!-- Design note: cannot REQUIRE @name field or else USE nodes incorrectly fail to validate -->     <xs:documentation source="https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dSceneAuthoringHints.html#NameTyping"/>   </xs:annotation> </xs:attribute>

attribute ProtoInstance/@containerField

type	xs:NMTOKEN
properties	default  children
source	<xs:attribute name="containerField" type="xs:NMTOKEN" default="children"/>

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