W3C Tutorial (8): W3C XML Schema Activities

XML Schema is an XML-based DTD alternative.

To learn more about XML Schema, read our XML Schema tutorial. XML Schema

XML 1.0 supports DTDs that define document structures.

XML Schema has better support for applications, document structures, properties, and data types.

Future XML versions depend on XML Schema to define the type of XML document. The structure of XML Schema specifies the definition language of XML Schem. XML Schema's data type specifies an extensible data type for XML. W3C XML specifications and timelines specification Draft/Proposal recommend XML Schema May 2, 2001 XML Schema Structures May 2, 2001 XML Schema Datatypes May 2, 2001 XML Schema (2.Ed) October 28, 2004 XML Schema Structures (2.Ed) October 28, 2004 XML Schema Datatypes (2.Ed) October 28, 2004 XML Schema Component Designers March 29, 2005 W3C Reference

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