Index: src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/ElementDecl.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/ElementDecl.java	(Revision 6908)
+++ src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/ElementDecl.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -861,6 +861,14 @@
     private void setSchema(final Schema schema) {
         _schema = schema;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether a type is set for this element definiion. 
+     * @return True if a type is set.
+     */
+    public boolean hasXMLType() {
+        return (_xmlType != null);
+    }
     
    
 } //-- Element
Index: src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/AttributeDecl.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/AttributeDecl.java	(Revision 6908)
+++ src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/AttributeDecl.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -627,4 +627,12 @@
     	_schema = schema;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether a type is set for this element definiion. 
+     * @return True if a type is set.
+     */
+    public boolean hasXMLType() {
+        return (_simpleType != null);
+    }
+    
 } //-- AttrDecl
Index: src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/TypeReference.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/TypeReference.java	(Revision 6908)
+++ src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/TypeReference.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -117,11 +117,16 @@
         catch (IllegalArgumentException iax) {
             exception = iax;
         }
-        if (referredType != null) return; //we found it, return it
+        if (referredType != null) {
+            return; 
+        }
+        
         //-- try to find a complex type
-        referredType= getSchema().getComplexType(getName());
+        referredType = getSchema().getComplexType(getName());
 
-        if (referredType != null) return; //we found it, return it
+        if (referredType != null) {
+            return; 
+        }
 
         //-- rethrow exception if necessary
         if (exception != null) throw exception;
Index: xmlctf/tests/MasterTestSuite/sourcegenerator/typeResolution/test.xsd
===================================================================
--- xmlctf/tests/MasterTestSuite/sourcegenerator/typeResolution/test.xsd	(Revision 0)
+++ xmlctf/tests/MasterTestSuite/sourcegenerator/typeResolution/test.xsd	(Revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+    <xs:simpleType name="HOST">
+        <xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>
+    </xs:simpleType>
+    <xs:simpleType name="IDENT">
+        <xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>
+    </xs:simpleType>
+    <xs:simpleType name="PASSWORD">
+        <xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>
+    </xs:simpleType>
+    <xs:complexType name="FLOWER">
+        <xs:sequence>
+            <xs:element name="HOST" type="HOST"/>
+            <xs:element name="ID" type="blahblahblah" />
+            <xs:element name="PASSWORD" type="PASSWORD"/>
+        </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+    
+    <xs:element name="aFlower" type="FLOWER" />
+</xs:schema>
Index: xmlctf/tests/MasterTestSuite/sourcegenerator/typeResolution/TestDescriptor.xml
===================================================================
--- xmlctf/tests/MasterTestSuite/sourcegenerator/typeResolution/TestDescriptor.xml	(Revision 0)
+++ xmlctf/tests/MasterTestSuite/sourcegenerator/typeResolution/TestDescriptor.xml	(Revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<TestDescriptor>
+    <Name>Collection of tests for (failing) type resolution</Name>
+    <Author>Werner Guttmann</Author>
+    <Comment>See CASTOR-1917</Comment>
+    <Category>basic capability</Category>
+    <OnlySourceGenerationTest>
+        <Schema>test.xsd</Schema>
+        <UnitTestCase>
+            <Name>Test Source Generation</Name>
+            <Failure FailureStep="source-compilation">true</Failure>
+        </UnitTestCase>
+     </OnlySourceGenerationTest>
+</TestDescriptor>
Index: codegen/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/builder/MemberFactory.java
===================================================================
--- codegen/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/builder/MemberFactory.java	(Revision 6908)
+++ codegen/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/builder/MemberFactory.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -327,8 +327,16 @@
                 //-- treat unspecified type as anyType
                 switch (component.getAnnotated().getStructureType()) {
                 case Structure.ATTRIBUTE:
+                    AttributeDecl attribute = (AttributeDecl) component.getAnnotated();
+                    if (!attribute.hasXMLType()) {
+                        xsType = new XSClass(SGTypes.OBJECT);
+                    } 
+                    break;
                 case Structure.ELEMENT:
-                    xsType = new XSClass(SGTypes.OBJECT);
+                    ElementDecl element = (ElementDecl) component.getAnnotated();
+                    if (!element.hasXMLType()) {
+                        xsType = new XSClass(SGTypes.OBJECT);
+                    } 
                     break;
                 default:
                     // probably a model-group