Schema defines the building blocks of an xml document so is very important to identify the type of the element. The element can be of simple type or complex type.

Overview of element types

Schema defines the building blocks of an xml document so is very important to identify the type of the element. The element can be of simple type or complex type.

Simple type does not contain elements or attributes but text only. The text in simple elements can be of many types like built in types or any custom type and any restriction, limit or pattern can be added to a data type.

Complex type elements can contain elements and attributes.

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