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Home > Online Product Documentation > Table of Contents > Defining complexTypes in XML Schemas Defining complexTypes in XML SchemasIn an XML Schema, an element that contains only data is a simpleType. Elements with any other contents are complexTypes. (Attributes are always simpleTypes.) The XML Schema Recommendation does not include any built-in complexTypes. You must define each complexType you need.
In the
Diagram view, when you define a complexType as a top-level definition, it is a global declaration. You can specify that any element in the schema is of this complexType. Similarly, in the
Tree view, it is a global declaration when you define a complexType as a child of the
You can also define a complexType in the definition of an element. See Defining Elements That Contain Subelements in XML Schemas.
Stylus Studio takes care of most of the details for you. But as you define a complexType, it is helpful to keep in mind that a
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