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Welcome to the XML Schema book. It describes the structure of an XML Schema and explains how XML Schemas are used to validate XML documents.
Editor's note
This book is designed as a reusable Learning Object and must take into consideration the constraints of many learning environments. Please think carefully about adding material that would not allow the course to be reused by a broad variety of audiences and thus the course should be kept as modular as possible. These materials are designed to be implementation technology neutral so the course can be integrated into open source learning management systems such as Moodle. For example, please do not put examples that depend on either using Java or Microsoft .Net. Computer language and operating system-specific issues such as Java, Microsoft, Mac, GNU/Linux and Windows dependencies should be isolated into separate labs that can be optimally included by instructors.
All the examples should use ISO/IEC 11179 three-part UpperCamelCase notation (ObjectPropertyTerm). This is designed to be consistent with ebXML and NIEM standards. See Data Element Name and Representation term for more information.