Generic data types

Generic data types support data that is not strongly typed.

xs:anyType
The data type xs:anyType is the base type for all data types that are defined in the XML Schema Definition language.
xs:anySimpleType
The data type xs:anySimpleType is the base type for all primitive types that are defined in the XML Schema Definition language.
xs:anyAtomicType
The data type xs:anyAtomicType is the base type for all primitive atomic types that are defined in the XML Schema Definition language.

Parent topic: XQuery type system