XML Schema minOccurs / maxOccurs default values

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The default values for minOccurs and maxOccurs are 1. Thus:

<xsd:element minOccurs="1" name="asdf"/>

cardinality is [1-1] Note: if you specify only minOccurs attribute, it can’t be greater than 1, because the default value for maxOccurs is 1.

<xsd:element minOccurs="5" maxOccurs="2" name="asdf"/>

invalid

<xsd:element maxOccurs="2" name="asdf"/>

cardinality is [1-2] Note: if you specify only maxOccurs attribute, it can’t be smaller than 1, because the default value for minOccurs is 1.

<xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="0"/>

is a valid combination which makes the element prohibited.

For more info see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/#OccurrenceConstraints

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