DTDs

[momos]

I know there is a way to validate an xml-file against a DTD in IE, but forgot how it work, can anyone refresh my memory?

[squire]

Hi momos,

here is an example of a DTD:

<!ELEMENT recipe (recipe_name, author, meal,
                  ingredients, directions)>
<!ELEMENT ingredients (item+)>
<!ELEMENT meal (#PCDATA, course?)>
<!ELEMENT item (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST item
    measure (cups|tsps|number|ozs) #REQUIRED
    amount CDATA #REQUIRED>
<!ELEMENT recipe_name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT author (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT directions (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT course (#PCDATA)>

and here is an example of an XML file using the DTD:

<!DOCTYPE X SYSTEM "/dtd/recipe.dtd">

<recipe>
  <recipe_name>Pasta Origino</recipe_name>
  <author>Giuseppe Verdi</author>
  <meal>Dinner<course>starter</course></meal>
  <ingredients>
    <item measure = "cups" amount = "3">Tagliatelle</item>
    <item measure = "tsps" amount = "6">Tomato Puree</item>
    <item measure = "ozs" amount = "8">Onions</item>
   ...
  </ingredients>
  <directions>Boil the pasta for ten minutes
        ...
  </directions>
</recipe>

Another example DTD (tutorial.dtd):

<!ELEMENT X (A?, B+)>
<!ELEMENT A (C?, D*)>
<!ELEMENT B (C, D)>
<!ELEMENT C (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT D EMPTY>

And an example valid document using the DTD:

<!DOCTYPE X SYSTEM "/dtd/tutorial.dtd">
<X>
  <A>
    <C>some information</C>
    <D/>
  </A>
  <B>
    <C/><D/>
  </B>
</X>

[momos]

Thanks for the reply...

but if you write:

<!ELEMENT X (A?, Something+)>
<!ELEMENT A (C?, D*)>
<!ELEMENT B (C, D)>
<!ELEMENT C (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT D EMPTY>

and

<!DOCTYPE X SYSTEM "/dtd/tutorial.dtd">
<X>
  <A>
    <C>some information</C>
    <D/>
  </A>
  <B>
    <C/><D/>
  </B>
</X>

This will still validate, while IE should reject it since this is not valid according to the DTD (I thought this used to happen, but now IE doesn't do this anymore - or maybe it never did and is my memory just clouded, anyway I wanted to know for shure)