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Simple and complex types

Simple Type

The schema file: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<xsd:element name="simple-element" /> 

<xsd:element name="rootelem">
  <xsd:complexType mixed="true">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="simple-element" />
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>

</xsd:schema>
The XML file: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

  <rootelem
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="si.xsd">
  >

  <simple-element>only text here</simple-element>

</rootelem>

Complex empty element

The schema file: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<xsd:element name="rootelem">
  <xsd:complexType mixed="true">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="complex-empty-element">
        <xsd:complexType>
          <xsd:attribute name="some_attr" type="xsd:integer" />
        </xsd:complexType>
      </xsd:element>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>

</xsd:schema>
The XML file: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

  <rootelem
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="ce.xsd">
  >

  <complex-empty-element some_attr="42"></complex-empty-element>

</rootelem>

Complex mixed content

The schema file: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<xsd:element name="rootelem">
  <xsd:complexType mixed="true">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="hello">
        <xsd:complexType mixed="true">
          <xsd:sequence>
            <xsd:element name="name" type="xsd:string" />
            <xsd:element name="date" type="xsd:date"   />
          </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:complexType>
      </xsd:element>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>

</xsd:schema>
The XML file: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

  <rootelem
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="mc.xsd">
  >

  <hello>I am going to see <name>Mr Morgan</name> on <date>2004-08-28</date>.</hello>

</rootelem>

Complex Text only

The schema file: 



  

   The XML file:
  








Simple Type



  

The schema file:
  



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

<xsd:element name="rootelem">
  <xsd:complexType mixed="true">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="text-only">
        <xsd:complexType>
          <xsd:attribute name="an_attribute" type="xsd:positiveInteger" />
        </xsd:complexType>
      </xsd:element>
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>

</xsd:schema>




  

The XML file:
  



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>

  <rootelem
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="to.xsd">
  >

  <text-only an_attribute="44"></text-only>

</rootelem>