XSD: Adding attributes to strongly-typed “simple” elements

Question

Is there some sensible way to have elements with strongly-typed simple-types and also attributes?

Okay, I have an XSD schema which has a million (er, hundred) elemen

Answer 1

The purpose of an XSD is to describe your data. The purpose of an XSD's type attribute is to describe or define an element. What you want to do is to change the element's definition. If you're changing the description change the type. What you're trying to do is like putting wheels on a thought. "But I want wheels on my thought!" "Sorry, no can do."