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="start_date"> <xsd:simpleType> <xsd:restriction base="xsd:date"> <xsd:minExclusive value="1999-07-25" /> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:simpleType> </xsd:element> </xsd:schema> File: Data.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <start_date xmlns="http://www.java2s.com">1999-07-25</start_date>