> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.plumvoice.com/dev/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.plumvoice.com/dev/voicexml/tags/ruleref-tag.md).

# \<ruleref>

## \<ruleref> <a href="#ruleref" id="ruleref"></a>

A `<ruleref>` tag can reference another defined rule within the same local grammar.

#### Attributes <a href="#attributes" id="attributes"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="155.33333333333331">Name</th><th width="163">Data type<select><option value="36a86116bfdc42248240060d7349f435" label="String" color="blue"></option><option value="c247de96100c4034881ff630ebaf5b7d" label="Integer" color="blue"></option><option value="c8e3ead3c4e04878897394824f811b26" label="Boolean" color="blue"></option></select></th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>uri</td><td><span data-option="36a86116bfdc42248240060d7349f435">String</span></td><td>Specifies a local rule reference. Precede each reference with “#” (e.g., "#month", "#day").</td></tr><tr><td>type</td><td></td><td>This attribute is not supported.</td></tr><tr><td>special</td><td><span data-option="36a86116bfdc42248240060d7349f435">String</span></td><td>Can be set to either “null” or “void”.</td></tr><tr><td>xml:lang</td><td><span data-option="36a86116bfdc42248240060d7349f435">String</span></td><td>(defaults to “xml:lang” global property or the “xml:lang” attribute of the &#x3C;grammar> tag) The language identifier as defined in <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt">RFC3066</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Notes

For examples and usage information, please refer to the [Speech Recognition Grammar Specification](http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/CR-speech-grammar-20020626/).

### Example

```markup
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<vxml version="2.0">
  <form id="start">
    <field name="dt">
      <grammar root="main" type="application/srgs+xml" mode="voice">
        <rule id="main" scope="public">
          <item>
            <ruleref uri="#month"/>
            <ruleref uri="#day"/>
          </item>
          <tag> month = month.SWI_literal; day = day.SWI_literal; </tag>
        </rule>
      
        <rule id="month">
          <one-of>
            <item>May</item>
            <item>June</item>
            <item>October</item>
          </one-of>
        </rule>
      
        <rule id="day">
          <one-of>
            <item>first</item>
            <item>second</item>
            <item>third</item>
          </one-of>
        </rule>      
      </grammar>
      
      <prompt>Please say a date.</prompt>
      
      <filled>
        <prompt bargein="false">
          I think you said month <value expr="dt.month"/> 
          day <value expr="dt.day"/>.
        </prompt>
      </filled>
      
      <nomatch>
        I'm sorry, I didn't catch that.
        <reprompt/>
      </nomatch>
    </field>
  </form>
</vxml>
```

The output of the above script would be:

> Computer: Please say a date.\
> Human: June second.\
> Computer: I think you said month June day second.

### Child Tags

None

### Parent Tags

[\<item>](/dev/voicexml/tags/item-tag.md), [\<rule>](/dev/voicexml/tags/rule-tag.md)


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