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XML Schema

Matthias Hauswirth

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Agenda

W3C Process

XML Schema Requirements

The Specifications

Schema Tools

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The W3C Process

Working Draft

Candidate Recommendation

Proposed Recommendation

Recommendation

TechnicalReports(TR

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Note

Proposals

Proposals

Working

Group

Others

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XML Schema: Status

Working Drafts (Part 0, 1, 2)

Candidate Recommendation

Proposed Recommendation

Recommendation

TechnicalReports(TR

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Requirements

DCDXML-Data

SchemaWorkingGroup

Others

SOX DDML

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XML Schema Requirements

Structural

namespaces

primitive types & structural schema integration

inheritance

Data type

integers, dates, (like in languages)

user-defined (constrain some properties)

Conformance

processors, validity

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Design Principles

More expressive than DTDs

Expressed in XML

Self-describing

Usable by various XML applications

Simple enough

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The Specifications

Part 0: Primer

non-normative introduction

Part 1: Structuresdefine structure

constraining contents

Part 2: Datatypesspecify datatypes on elements and attributes

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An Example Document (1/2)

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An Example Document (2/2)Brian pays

Porsche

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129400.00Need a new one

Ferrari

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189000.25

1999-05-21

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An Example Schema (1/3)

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Part 1: Structures

Type Definitions

Attribute Declarations

Element Declarations

Attribute Group Definitions

Model Group Definitions

Notation Declarations

Annotations

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DTD vs. Schema Structure

DTD

((e2,e3?)+|e4)>

Schema

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Referential/Uniqueness Integrity

Define Constraints using XPath expressions

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Part 2: Datatypes

Value Space

defined axiomatically (primitive types)

enumerated outright

defined by restricting value space of other type combination of values of other type (list)

has certain properties (e.g. cardinality, equality, ordered)

Lexical Space

set of literals for a type (e.g. 100 and 1.0E2 denote same value) Facets

fundamental facets (define the type)

constraining facets (allow to constrain the value space)

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Fundamental Facets

Fundamental facets cant be changed

Equal

all types provide an equality relation

Order some types provide an ordering relation

Bounds

upper bound and lower bound

Cardinality finite, infinite

Numeric

yes or no

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Constraining Facets

length

minLength

maxLength

pattern

enumeration

maxInclusive / maxExclusive

minInclusive / minExclusive

precision

scale

encoding

duration

period

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Primitive vs. Derived Types

Primitive Types string boolean float

double decimal timeDuration recurringDuration binary uriReference ID

IDREF ENTITY NOTATION QName

exist ab initio

Derived Type

by restriction

use constraining facets

by list

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Built-in vs. User-Derived Types

Built-in types

primitive

derived

language

IDREFS

long

int

short

positiveInteger

time

month

recurringDay

...

User-derived types

derived-only

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Atomic vs. List Types

Atomic

values indivisible

10.5

List

sequence of values of

atomic type

8 10 10.5

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Tools

XML Schema-aware ParserXerces-J

Oracle XML Schema Processor

XML Schema Validator (XSV, online)DTD to Schema Conversion Tools

XML Schema Editor

Extensibilitys XML Authority

XML Schema-aware Instance EditorExtensibilitys XMLInstance

ChannelPoints Merlot (maybe in future)

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