XML Schema Definition : Theory and Practice

Lecture




Hands On



I am working to get a better screen capture software.Please look at the XML and XSD below below if its not clear in the video.

1) The XML Schema file for Order

	<?xml version="1.0"?>
	<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
	<xs:element name="Order">
	<xs:complexType>
	<xs:sequence>
	<xs:element name="CustomerName" type="xs:string"/>
	<xs:element name="Item">
	<xs:complexType>
	<xs:sequence>
	<xs:element name="ItemId" type="xs:string"/>
	<xs:element name="ItemName" type="xs:string"/>
	<xs:element name="Price" type="xs:decimal"/>
	<xs:element name="Quantity" type="xs:positiveInteger"/>
	</xs:sequence>
	</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>
	</xs:sequence>
	<xs:attribute name="orderid" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
	</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>
	</xs:schema>

view raw order.xsd hosted with ❤ by GitHub

2) The XML for Order

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
	<Order xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="order.xsd" orderid="123">
	<CustomerName>Sparsa Reddy</CustomerName>
	<Item>
	<ItemId>007</ItemId>
	<ItemName>iPhone 5</ItemName>
	<Price>123</Price>
	<Quantity>1</Quantity>
	</Item>
	<!-- I Pay -->
	</Order>

view raw order.xml hosted with ❤ by GitHub

3) Download and Install XML Notepad from this URL - XML Notepad


4) Modify and add to the above schema file.Work on several examples using the various XSD schema elements on W3Schools.Master XML Schema Definition Today!


5) Please shoot me an email with your feedback or questions to bharathsblog@gmail.com


Click here to read the XML Introduction Article

XML : An Introduction

Understanding the basics of XML and related technologies listed below is necessary for every IT professional no matter what team he works for and the kind of work s/he does.

I will be sharing more hands on examples on these topics starting with XML Schema Definition(XSD) next.

J2EE Technology Roadmap for beginners

Once you learn these frameworks you can easily switch to any new framework with in the j2ee tiers.Below are the links that will get you started with the technologies listed in the presentation.I will be presenting each of these frameworks in detail in the future.Until then keep sharing and learning.

Core Java XML Design Patterns Servlets and JSPs JPA/ORM Spring JMS Web Services Ant ,Junit and Mockito Application Servers

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