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

Model

<element
  abstract = boolean : "false"
  block = "#all" | list of ("extension" | "restriction" | "substitution")
  default = string
  final = "#all" | list of ("extension" | "restriction")
  fixed = string
  id = ID
  name = NCName
  nillable = boolean : "false"
  substitutionGroup = QName
  type = QName
  (any attribute from any namespace other than http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema)>
annotation?, (simpleType | complexType)?, (unique | key | keyref)*
</element>

Disallowed substitutions (block)

extension, restriction and substitution

Substitution group exclusion (final)

none (extensions and restrictions are allowed)

Content Type

declared with type topLevelElement
element-only content, not nillable.

Usage

This element can be the root element of XML instance documents.
This element can be the child of element schema.

Documentation

 

See also

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

abstract

Definition

Defined with global type boolean

Model

{built-in primitive type boolean}

Default Value

"false"

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, finit value space

White Space Processing

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block

Definition

Defined with global type blockSet

Model

"#all" | list of ("extension" | "restriction" | "substitution")

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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Type

blockSet

default

Definition

Defined with global type string

Model

{built-in primitive type string}

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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final

Definition

Defined with global type derivationSet

Model

"#all" | list of ("extension" | "restriction")

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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Type

derivationSet

fixed

Definition

Defined with global type string

Model

{built-in primitive type string}

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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id

Definition

Defined with global type ID

Model

{NCName: pattern = \i\c*}

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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name

Definition

Defined with global type NCName

Model

{Name: pattern = [\i-[:]][\c-[:]]*}

Attribute Usage

required

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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nillable

Definition

Defined with global type boolean

Model

{built-in primitive type boolean}

Default Value

"false"

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, finit value space

White Space Processing

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substitutionGroup

Definition

Defined with global type QName

Model

{built-in primitive type QName}

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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type

Definition

Defined with global type QName

Model

{built-in primitive type QName}

Attribute Usage

optional

Fundamental Facets

equality, non-numeric, unbounded, unordered, countable infinite value space

White Space Processing

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