XML Validation against Schema

[Srinivasan Rengan]

Hi All,

I am very much new web services. Currently, I am learning XML schema and try to validate an XML document with xsd. Should that be done programatically or does any of the editors provide a direct validation facility.

Having spoken about editors, I have currently installed XMLBuddy plug on to my eclipse 3.2. How should I proceed? Very much to eager to see my first xml validation happening against a schema...

Your help would really mean a lot!

Thanks
Srini

[Rahul Bhattacharjee]

Options are there in editors which would validate a XML with a given XSD.I use XML Spy ,it has this feature.

You can do this using java program as well , check the XMLFaq on javaranch for validation using program.

[Srivatsa Katta]

Hi,

In eclipse, just right click on the xml and click on validate, if your instance document (XML) has the schema declaration, it validates with the corresponding schema and shows errors(if any) in the editor itself.

It can be done using programatically also.. which option to choose depends on your requirement.

-Katta