The W3C's XML Schema offers a powerful set of tools for defining acceptable XML document structures and content. While schemas are powerful, that power comes with substantial complexity.This book explains XML Schema foundations, a variety of different styles for writing schemas, simple and complex types, datatypes and facets, keys, extensibility, documentation, design choices, best practices, and limitations. Complete with references, a glossary, and examples throughout.
Table of Content
Chapter 1. Schema Uses and Development
Chapter 2. Our First Schema
Chapter 3. Giving Some Depth to Our First Schema
Chapter 4. Using Predefined Simple Datatypes
Chapter 5. Creating Simple Datatypes
Chapter 6. Using Regular Expressions to Specify Simple Datatypes
Chapter 7. Creating Complex Datatypes
Chapter 8. Creating Building Blocks
Chapter 9. Defining Uniqueness, Keys, and Key References
Chapter 10. Controlling Namespaces
Chapter 11. Referencing Schemas and Schema Datatypes in XML Documents
Chapter 12. Creating More Building Blocks Using Object-Oriented Features
Chapter 13. Creating Extensible Schemas
Chapter 14. Documenting Schemas
Chapter 15. Elements Reference Guide
Chapter 16. Datatype Reference Guide
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