xsd:element

Element information

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema

Schema document: XMLSchema.xsd

Other elements with the same name: xsd:element

Type: xsd:localElement

Properties: Local, Qualified

Content

Sequence [1..1]
1. xsd:annotation [0..1]
2. Choice [0..1]
  - xsd:simpleType
  - xsd:complexType
3. xsd:alternative [0..*]

Attributes

Name	Occ	Type	Description	Notes
id	[0..1]	xsd:ID		from type xsd:annotated
name	[0..1]	xsd:NCName		from group xsd:defRef
ref	[0..1]	xsd:QName		from group xsd:defRef
type	[0..1]	xsd:QName		from type xsd:element
minOccurs	[0..1]	xsd:nonNegativeInteger		Default value is "1". from group xsd:occurs
maxOccurs	[0..1]	xsd:allNNI		Default value is "1". from group xsd:occurs
default	[0..1]	xsd:string		from type xsd:element
fixed	[0..1]	xsd:string		from type xsd:element
nillable	[0..1]	xsd:boolean		from type xsd:element
block	[0..1]	xsd:blockSet		from type xsd:element
form	[0..1]	xsd:formChoice		from type xsd:element
targetNamespace	[0..1]	xsd:anyURI		from type xsd:element
Any attribute	[0..*]		Namespace: ##other, Process Contents: lax

Used in

Anonymous type of element xsd:all via reference to xsd:allModel
Group xsd:allModel
Group xsd:nestedParticle
Group xsd:particle
Type xsd:all via reference to xsd:allModel (Element xsd:all)
Type xsd:explicitGroup via reference to xsd:nestedParticle (Elements xsd:choice, xsd:sequence)
Type xsd:group via reference to xsd:particle
Type xsd:simpleExplicitGroup via reference to xsd:nestedParticle (Elements xsd:choice, xsd:sequence)

Sample instance

<xsd:element>
   <xsd:simpleType>
      <xsd:restriction base="QName">
         <xsd:simpleType>...
         </xsd:simpleType>
         <xsd:minExclusive value="any text content">...
         </xsd:minExclusive>
      </xsd:restriction>
   </xsd:simpleType>
   <xsd:alternative>
      <xsd:simpleType>
         <xsd:restriction base="QName">...
         </xsd:restriction>
      </xsd:simpleType>
   </xsd:alternative>
   <xsd:unique>
      <xsd:selector xpath="token">
      </xsd:selector>
      <xsd:field xpath="token">
      </xsd:field>
   </xsd:unique>
</xsd:element>