music-score/docs/musicxml-spec/elements/encoding-date.md

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The element | MusicXML 4.0

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encoding-date

The element

Parent element:

    <encoding>

The element specifies the date of the digital encoding.

Content

yyyy-mm-dd

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

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