xmlName
xmlname is a term encountered in XML processing to denote the qualified name of an XML element or attribute. It combines the local part of the name with its namespace information to uniquely identify a node within an XML document that uses namespaces. In practice, xmlname is often represented as a QName (qualified name) or as a set of namespaceURI, localName, and optional prefix components.
A typical xmlname consists of three parts: the namespace URI that identifies the namespace, the local name
Usage and representation vary by API. In the Document Object Model (DOM), elements have properties such as
Examples help illustrate the concept. An element declared as <x:book xmlns:x="http://example.org/ns"> has a textual xmlname of
See also QName, XML Namespaces, XML Namespace handling, and XPath expanded-name.
Etymology: xmlname is a practical rendering of “XML qualified name,” commonly used in documentation and code