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cvc-elt.3.2.1

Notice! This page describes the nature of the error using a hypothetical example and not the erroneous data of the input test file. You should however be able to apply this information to your error case.

eneral description of the error:

The format of the error message: cvc-elt.3.2.1: Element ''{0}'' cannot have character or element information [children], because ''{1}'' is specified.

Error description in schema standard: http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-xmlschema11-1-20070830/#cvc-elt

Possible causes for this error:

  • Element in validated file has an attribute 'nillable="true"' which means that the element can't contain any values or child elements, but the element still has value or child elements.

An example

<order xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <product>XML Schema Tutorial Book</product>
  <price></price>
  <shipDate carrier="FedEx" xsi:nil="true">2099-12-31</shipDate>
</order>

Error message: Error cvc-elt.3.2.1: Element 'shipDate' cannot have character or element information [children], because 'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance,nil' is specified.

How to fix: The error can be corrected by removing either the content of the 'shipDate' element or the attribute 'xsi:nil="true"'.

<order xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <product>XML Schema Tutorial Book</product>
  <price></price>
  <shipDate carrier="FedEx" xsi:nil="false">2099-12-31</shipDate>
</order>