XSD Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
∟"string" and Its Derived Datatypes
This chapter provides notes and tutorial examples on 'string' and its derived datatypes. Topics include introduction of string, normalizedString, token, language, Name, NCName, ENTITY, ID, IDREF, NMTOKEN datatypes; sample XSD documents and XML documents showing how to use them.
"string" Datatype Values and Representations
"normalizedString" Datatype Values and Representations
"token" Datatype Values and Representations
"language" Datatype Values and Representations
"language" Datatype Values - Invalid Inputs
"Name" Datatype Values and Representations
"NMTOKEN" Datatype Values and Representations
"NCName" Datatype Values and Representations
"ENTITY" Datatype Values and Representations
"ID" Datatype Values and Representations
"IDREF" Datatype Values and Representations
Takeaways:
- "string" is the most commonly used XSD built-in datatype.
whitespace characters are preserved in "string" values.
- "normalizedString" values are "string" values with whitespace
characters replaced (normalized) into space ' ' characters.
- "token" values are "normalizedString" values with whitespace
characters collapsed and trimmed.
- "language" values are "token" values with a special pattern
to represent language codes like "en-US" or 'fr-CA".
- "Name" values are "token" values with a special pattern
to represent XML element and attribute names like "xs:integer" or "xmlns:xs".
- "NMTOKEN" values are "token" values similar to "Name" values
with less restrictions on the leading character. "NMTOKEN" stands for "Name Token".
- "NCName" values are "Name" values with ":" removed.
"NCName" stands for "Non-Colonized Name".
- "ENTITY" values are "NCName" values that must match used defined
unparsed external XML entities.
- "ID" values are "NCName" values that must be unique in a single XML document.
"ID" values designed as unique identifier of specific XML elements.
- "IDREF" values are "NCName" values that must match "ID" values exist in the same document.
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
Xerces2 Java Parser - Java API of XML Parsers
Using Xerces2 Java APIs
XML Schema Language - Basics
Introduction of XSD Built-in Datatypes
►"string" and Its Derived Datatypes
"decimal" and Its Derived Datatypes
"dateTime" and Its Related Datatypes
Miscellaneous Built-in Datatypes
Facets, Constraining Facets and Restriction Datatypes
"simpleType" - Defining Your Own Simple Datatypes
Complex Element Declaration
Identity-Constraints: unique, key and keyref
Assertion as Custom Validation Rules
XML Schema Location and Namespace in XML Documents
Overriding Element Types in XML Documents
Linking Multiple Schema Documents Together
Glossary
Archived Tutorials
References
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