XML Schema prefix - xs (or) xsd

[Shiva Samala]

Hi,
In the Professional XML 2nd Edition books Schema chapeter the prefix used is xsd
eg: <xsd:element name='firstName' type='xsd:string'/>

whereas in the w3schools Schema tutorial it is xs
eg: <xs:element name='firstName' type='xs:string'/>

Can someone please tell which one is correct ?

Thanks,
Shiva.

[Serge Adzinets]

There is no "correct" prefix, you can use any XML string you like as a namespace prefix.

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

That's correct. Its more of a personal preference.
I, personally prefer xsd for schema definitions.
There are too many things that start with xs (xsd, xsl, xslt ???)

- m

[Hari Vignesh Padmanaban]

You can use any prefix as long as it belongs to the schema namespace

You specify the schema declaration in the schema file. This is the root elemnt of that document.

<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">

Now the above declaration can also be

<myPrefix:schema xmlns:myPrefix="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">

and then say

<myPrefix:element name='firstName' type='myPrefix:string'/>

But 'xs' or 'xsd' makes more sense than 'myPrefix'

Hope this helps

Hari