XML Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Notes

∟XSD (XML Schema Definition) Introduction

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on XSD (XML Schema Definition). Topics include introduction to XSD (XML Schema Definition); using schema location attribute to associate a schema to an XML document; specifying XML elements, attributes and entities declaration statements inside or outside XML files; validating XML files against XSD schemas.

What Is XSD (XML Schema Definition)?

XML Files with Embedded XSD Statements

XML Files with Linked External XSD Files

Validating an XML File against a XSD Schema

Conclusion:

• XSD (XML Schema Definition) a language designed to define schemas for XML documents.
• The schema location attribute is used to specific a schema to an XML document.
• XSD statements can be included inside the XML file, or stored outside the XML file.
• Validation of XML files against their schemas can be done by XML validation tools.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of XML (eXtensible Markup Language)

 XML File Syntax

 XML File Browsers

 DOM (Document Object Model) Programming Interface

 SAX (Simple API for XML) Programming Interface

 DTD (Document Type Definition) Introduction

 Syntaxes of DTD Statements

 Validating an XML Document against the Specified DTD Document Type

►XSD (XML Schema Definition) Introduction

 Syntaxes of XSD Statements

 Validating an XML Document against the Specified XML Schema

 XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) Introduction

 XSLT (XSL Transformations) Introduction

 Java Implementation of XSLT

 XPath (XML Path) Language

 XSLT Elements as Programming Statements

 Control and Generate XML Element in the Result

 References

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