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The date data type is used to specify a date.
The date is specified in the following form "YYYY-MM-DD" where:
- YYYY indicates the year
- MM indicates the month
- DD indicates the day
Note: All components are required!
The following is an example of a date declaration in a schema: <xs:element name="start" type="xs:date"/>
An element in your document might look like this: <start>2002-09-24</start>
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