XML SchemaThe XML Schema language enforces structure in a document.

Status

XML Schema became a W3C candidate recommendation in October 2000. The recommendation exists in three parts:

XML Schema Part 0: Primer

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/

XML Schema Part 1: Structures

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/

XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/

Description

The XML Schema language is used to define documents in a way that is beyond the capabilities of DTDs. Schema uses valid XML to declare elements and attributes for structuring a document, and also provides extensible facilities for defining datatypes of elements and attributes.

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