JDK Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Notes
Dr. Herong Yang, Version 4.32, 2006

XSD Validation in Java

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Socket Communication

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XSD Validation in Java

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Here is the linked XSD file, dictionary.xsd:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
 <xsd:element name="dictionary" type="dictionaryType"/>
 <xsd:complexType name="dictionaryType">
  <xsd:sequence>
   <xsd:element name="word" type="wordType" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
 </xsd:complexType>
 <xsd:complexType name="wordType">
  <xsd:sequence>
   <xsd:element name="name" type="xsd:string"/>
   <xsd:element name="definition" type="definitionType" 
    maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
   <xsd:element name="update" type="updateType" minOccurs="0"/>
  </xsd:sequence>
  <xsd:attribute name="acronym" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
  <xsd:attribute name="symbol" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
 </xsd:complexType>
 <xsd:complexType name="definitionType" mixed="true">
  <xsd:attribute name="reference" type="xsd:string"/>
 </xsd:complexType>
 <xsd:complexType name="updateType">
  <xsd:attribute name="date">
   <xsd:simpleType>
    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
     <xsd:pattern value="\p{Nd}{4}-\p{Nd}{2}-\p{Nd}{2}"/>
    </xsd:restriction>
   </xsd:simpleType>
  </xsd:attribute>
 </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:schema>

Now run the XMLReaderValidator program:

java -cp .;\local\xerces-2_3_0\xercesImpl.jar XMLReaderValidator
   dictrionary_invalid_xsd.xml

you will get:

Error:
   Public ID: null
   System ID: file:///D:/herong/dictionary_invalid_xsd.xml
   Line number: 7
   Column number: 22
   Message: cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: 'yes' is not a valid 'boolean' 
value.
Error:
   Public ID: null
   System ID: file:///D:/herong/dictionary_invalid_xsd.xml
   Line number: 7
   Column number: 22
   Message: cvc-attribute.3: The value 'yes' of attribute 'acronym' on 
element 'word' is not valid with respect to its type.
Error:
   Public ID: null
   System ID: file:///D:/herong/src/dictionary_invalid_xsd.xml
   Line number: 11
   Column number: 31
   Message: cvc-pattern-valid: Value '23-Dec-2003' is not facet-valid 
with respect to pattern '\p{Nd}{4}-\p{Nd}{2}-\p{Nd}{2}'.
Error:
   Public ID: null
   System ID: file:///D:/herong/dictionary_invalid_xsd.xml
   Line number: 11
   Column number: 31
   Message: cvc-attribute.3: The value '23-Dec-2003' of attribute 'date'
on element 'update' is not valid with respect to its type.
Error:
   Public ID: null
   System ID: file:///D:/herong/dictionary_invalid_xsd.xml
   Line number: 20
   Column number: 33
   Message: cvc-complex-type.3.2.2: Attribute 'editor' is not allowed to
appear in element 'update'.
Error:
   Public ID: null
   System ID: file:///D:/herong/dictionary_invalid_xsd.xml
   Line number: 22
   Column number: 36
   Message: cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: 'no' is not a valid 'boolean' 
value.
Error:
   Public ID: null
   System ID: file:///D:/herong/dictionary_invalid_xsd.xml
   Line number: 22
   Column number: 36
   Message: cvc-attribute.3: The value 'no' of attribute 'symbol' on 
element 'word' is not valid with respect to its type.

This is perfect. It tells you where the error is, and why it's an error.

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