Default type of XML element without dtd/xsd

Question

I've to implement a XML processor that contains some large preformatted text nodes. Years ago I had some problems with msxml(4-6), storing preformatted texts, without loosing the whitespace. Now we figured out, that a xs:string defaults to

<xs:whiteSpace value="preserve" id="string.preserve"/>

Assuming a XML without DTD or XSD

<myXML>
  <myNode>Some text with    whitespace</myNode>
  <myNumber>123</myNumber>
</myXML>

To which type do XML elements default, if there is nothing declared ?

Answer 1

如果没有模型（DTD 或 XSD），则 XML 处理器将所有值解析为“已解析的字符数据”（即字符串）。