XML Schema simpleContent element

XSD Element

Definition and usage

The simpleContent element contains an extension or restriction of the complexType element (which is content with character data or simpleType elements) and does not contain any elements.

Element information

Occurrence Once
Parent element complexType
Content

Optional option — annotation

Mandatory option — One and only one of the following elements: restriction (simpleContent) or extension (simpleContent).

Syntax

<simpleContent
id=ID
any attributes
>
(annotation?,(restriction|extension))
</simpleContent>

(? The symbol indicates that the element can occur zero or one times within the simpleContent element.)

Attribute Description
id Optional. Specifies the unique ID of the element.
any attributes Optional. Specifies any other attributes with a non-schema namespace.

Instance

Example 1

This is an XML element that contains only text (<shoesize>):

<shoesize country="france">35</shoesize>

The following example declares a complex type "shoesize", whose content is defined as an integer data type and includes a country attribute:

<xs:element name="shoesize">
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:simpleContent>
      <xs:extension base="xs:integer">
        <xs:attribute name="country" type="xs:string" />
      </xs:extension>
    </xs:simpleContent>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

XSD Element