microsoft / microsoft/XmlNotepad

XmlNotepad detects xml-errors at empty nillable xsd:date Elements, but xml is correct

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Description

Definition in xsd-file:
<xs:element name="last_changed" type="xs:date" nillable="true" minOccurs="0">

Element in xml-File
<last_changed xsi:nill="true />

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The issue provides an XSD declaration and XML instance but no source file or test. Reproduce the pair in XmlNotepad and inspect the validation behavior; done means the valid nilled xs:date element is not reported as an XML error.

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Tech stack
csharp
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desktop
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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