XML Schema Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
Dr. Herong Yang, Version 4.11

XML Schema Language - Basics

This chapter provides notes and tutorial examples on XML Schema basics. Topics include writing schema XML documents, declaring root element, specifying element datatype, defining simple and complex datatypes.

Schema and Schema XML Representation

Checking Schema Documents - XsdSchemaChecker.java

Creating Schema Documents - "schema" Element

Declaring Root Elements - "element" Element

Specifying Element Datatype - "type" Attribute

Using XML Schema Built-in Datatypes

Using XML Schema Built-in Datatypes Incorrectly

Validating XML Documents again Schema Documents

Deriving New Simple Datatypes - "simpleType" Element

Defining Complex Datatypes - "complexType" Element

Validation Error Examples on Complex Datatypes

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction to XML Schema

 XML Editor and Schema Processor - XMLPad

 Java API for XML Processing - JAXP

 JAXP - XML Schema (XSD) Validation

 XML Parser API - Xerces2 Java Parser

XML Schema Language - Basics

 XML Schema Built-in Datatypes

 Complex Element Declaration

 XML Schema Location and Namespace in XML Documents

 Overriding Element Types in XML Documents

 Linking Multiple Schema Documents Together

 Glossary

 References

 PDF Printing Version

Dr. Herong Yang, updated in 2009
XML Schema Language - Basics