Reference element with fixed value
File: Data.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <ElementExamples xmlns="http://www.java2s.com" xmlns:ex="http://www.java2s.com" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation= "http://www.java2s.com Schema.xsd"> <aircraft/> <aircraft>Boeing 747</aircraft> </ElementExamples> File: Schema.xsd <?xml version="1.0"?> <xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" targetNamespace="http://www.java2s.com" xmlns="http://www.java2s.com" elementFormDefault="qualified"> <xsd:element name="aircraft" fixed="Boeing 747"> <xsd:simpleType> <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"> <xsd:enumeration value="Boeing 747"/> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:simpleType> </xsd:element> <xsd:element name="ElementExamples"> <xsd:complexType> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element ref="aircraft" maxOccurs="2"/> </xsd:sequence> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:element> </xsd:schema>