mei:space 

A placeholder used to fill an incomplete measure, layer, etc. most often so
that the combined duration of the events equals the number of beats in the
measure.

Element Information

Model

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
beam restriction of list of mei:mei_data.BEAM optional 
Indicates that this event is "under a beam".
compressable mei:mei_data.BOOLEAN optional 
Indicates whether a space is 'compressible', i.e., if it may be removed at
the discretion of processing software.
copyof mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element of which the current element is a
copy.
corresp restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
dots mei:mei_data.AUGMENTDOT optional 
Records the number of augmentation dots required by a dotted
duration.
dur mei:mei_data.DURATION optional 
Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values
provided by the data.DURATION datatype.
dur.ges mei:mei_data.DURATION.gestural optional 
Records performed duration information that differs from the written
duration. Its value may be expressed in several forms; that is, ppq (MIDI clicks and
MusicXML 'divisions'), Humdrum **recip values, beats, seconds, or mensural duration
values.
facs restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone
which corresponds to it.
fermata mei:mei_data.PLACE optional 
Indicates the attachment of a fermata to this element. If visual
information about the fermata needs to be recorded, then a <fermata> element should
be employed instead.
label xs:string optional 
Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any
string.
layer restriction of list of xs:positiveInteger optional 
Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.
n optional 
Provides a number-like designation for an element.
next restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
prev restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
sameas restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a
literal copy of the current element.
staff restriction of list of xs:positiveInteger optional 
Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control
event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
synch restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to elements that are synchronous with the current
element.
tstamp mei:mei_data.BEAT optional 
Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e.,
beats[.fractional_beat_part].
tstamp.ges mei:mei_data.DURATION.gestural optional 
Captures performed onset time in several forms; that is, ppq (MIDI clicks
and MusicXML 'divisions'), Humdrum **recip values, beats, seconds, or mensural duration
values.
tstamp.real mei:mei_data.ISOTIME optional 
Used to record the onset time in terms of ISO time.
tuplet restriction of list of mei:mei_data.TUPLET optional 
Indicates that this feature participates in a tuplet. If visual
information about the tuplet needs to be recorded, then a <tuplet> element should be
employed.
when mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Indicates the point of occurrence of this feature along a time line. Its
value must be the ID of a when element elsewhere in the document.
xml:base mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative
URI references into absolute URI references.
xml:id xs:ID optional 
Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links
between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique
value.

Used By

Element mei:mei_model.verseLike
Element Group mei:mei_model.eventLike

Source 

<xs:element name="space">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>A placeholder used to fill an incomplete measure, layer, etc. most often so that the combined duration of the events equals the number of beats in the measure.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.facsimile.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.space.log.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.space.vis.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.space.ges.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.space.anl.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample