XSD: difference between Element and Attribute

Question

I\'m new to XSD, and I\'m quite confused as to when to use attribute, and when to use element?

Why cant we specify minOccurs and maxOccurs in attribute?

Also

Answer 1

   
   Element value

You can't have more than one attribute with the same name in XML, therefore you can't use minOccurs and maxOccurs for attributes.

You don't need use="required" for elements because you can have minOccurs="1" instead.

It is your choice when to use attributes and when to use elements. Here are some guidelines: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-eleatt.html