Having both an attribute and a restriction on an element in xml schema

Question

I\'m trying to write a xml schema that will validate this piece of xml:

14 march 2007

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Answer 1

You can have a element with restriction and attribute(-s). The key is to define custom type with it's restrictions and then using it add attributes to it. Refer here: Content restriction and attribute validation on the same element in XSD

Answer 2

You cannot merge both a restriction and an extension into one block of XSD. The solution that you have with the "ReviewDate" simple type is the best solution I know of.

Marc