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Simple Type Properties

A simple type element is an element that contains unstructured text. When you select a simple type element in the

Schema

view, information about the simple type element appears in the right panel.

The following table describes the properties you can view for a simple type:

Property	Description
Type	Name of the element.
Description	Description of the element.
Variety	Defines if the simple type is union, list, anyType, or atomic. An atomic element contains no other elements or attributes.
Member types	A list of the types in a UNION construct.
Item type	The element type.
Base	The base type of an atomic element, such as integer or string.
Minimum Length	The minimum length for an element. Length is in bytes, characters, or items based on the element type.
Maximum Length	The maximum length for an element. Length is in bytes, characters, or items based on the element type.
Collapse whitespace	Strips leading and trailing whitespace. Collapses multiple spaces to a single space.
Enumerations	Restrict the type to the list of legal values.
Patterns	Restrict the type to values defined by a pattern expression.