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Definition and Usage
The simpleContent element contains extensions or restrictions on a text-only complex type or on a simple type as content and contains no elements.
Element Information
- Parent elements: complexType
Syntax
<simpleContent
id=ID
any attributes
>
(annotation?,(restriction|extension))
</simpleContent>
(The ? sign declares that the element can occur zero or one time inside the simpleContent element)
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| id | Optional. Specifies a unique ID for the element |
| any attributes | Optional. Specifies any other attributes with non-schema namespace |
Example 1
Here is an example of an XML element (<shoesize>) that contains text-only:
<shoesize country="france">35</shoesize>
The following example declares a complexType, "shoesize", with its content defined as a integer data type and with 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>
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