XML Unleashed

Summary

DDbE (Data Descriptors by Example) is a technology by the alphaWorks group at IBM that can be used to infer a DTD or XML Schema from an XML document or document set. This approach to generating a DTD from a document goes against the traditional XML development cycle—first you design a DTD, and then you create documents that adhere to it. Although it may seem unconventional, the DDbE technology is actually quite powerful because it allows beginning XML developers to create DTDs quickly without a strong foundation in DTD design. Some applications will also find DDbE useful because there are situations where it would be beneficial to generate a DTD dynamically (to help validate XML documents that transmit structured messages, for example). ...