- XSD simple element :
XSD simple element is the element that don't include any other elements.It can be one of many different types and they are :
xs:string
xs:decimal
xs:integer
xs:boolean
xs:date
xs:time

How to define simple element :



The name attribute define the name of element (which is here "studentname" ) and the type attribute defines the element data type (which is "string" here) .

Example of XML to this element definition :


Element default values :
You can define a default value for the simple element using the "default" attribute .



Default value is assigned automaticlly when you don;t put a value .


Automatic value assignment to the element with a value you can't change later.