xsd:element

See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema11-1/#element-element.

Element information

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

Schema document: XMLSchema.xsd

Other elements with the same name: xsd:element

Type: xsd:topLevelElement

Properties: Global, Qualified, ID: element

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
type	[0..1]	xsd:QName		from type xsd:element
substitutionGroup	[0..1]	Anonymous		from type xsd:element
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
abstract	[0..1]	xsd:boolean		Default value is "false". from type xsd:element
final	[0..1]	xsd:derivationSet		from type xsd:element
block	[0..1]	xsd:blockSet		from type xsd:element
name	[1..1]	xsd:NCName
Any attribute	[0..*]		Namespace: ##other, Process Contents: lax

Used in

Anonymous type of element xsd:override via reference to xsd:schemaTop
Anonymous type of element xsd:schema via reference to xsd:schemaTop
Group xsd:schemaTop

Sample instance

<xsd:element name="NCName">
   <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>