Ant: The Definitive Guide

Name

xmlvalidate

Synopsis

Verifies that XML documents are well-formed, and optionally, whether they are valid, using any SAX parser.

Attributes

classname (1.4, String, N)

The Java class name of the SAX parser to use.

classpath (1.4, Path, N)

The classpath to use.

classpathref (1.4, Reference, N)

Reference to a classpath defined elsewhere in the buildfile.

failonerror (1.4, boolean, N)

If true, abort the build on failures. Defaults to true.

file (1.4, File, N)

The XML file to validate. Use nested <fileset> elements to specify multiple files.

lenient (1.4, boolean, N)

If true, verify the XML is well-formed, but do not validate. Works only when using a SAX2 parser. Defaults to false.

warn (1.4, boolean, N)

If true, write warnings to the log. Defaults to true.

Content

0,1 nested <classpath> elements (1.4)

A path element used in place of the classpath or classpathref attributes.

0..n nested <fileset> elements (1.4)

One or more fileset elements specifying XML files to validate, used in place of the file attribute.