Relax Ng

As developers know the beauty of XML is that it is extensible even to thepoint that you can invent new elements and attributes as you write XMLdocuments. Then h... » 

As developers know the beauty of XML is that it is extensible even to thepoint that you can invent new elements and attributes as you write XMLdocuments. Then however you need to define your changes so that applicationswill be able to make sense of them and this is where XML schema languages comeinto play. RELAX NG pronounced relaxing the Regular Language Description forXML CoreNew Generation is quickly gaining momentum as an alternative to otherschema languages. Designed to solve a variety of common problems raised in thecreation and sharing of XML vocabularies RELAX NG is less complex than TheW3Cs XML Schema Recommendation and much more powerful and flexible than DTDs.RELAX NG is a grammarbased schema language thats both easy to learn forschema creators and easy to implement for software developers In RELAX NGdevelopers are introduced to this unique language and will learn a nononsensemethod for creating XML schemas. This book offers a clearcut explanation ofRELAX NG that enables intermediate and advanced XML developers to focus on XMLdocument structures and content rather than battle the intricacies of yetanother convoluted standard. RELAX NG covers the following topics in depth Introduction to RELAX NG Building RELAX NG schemas using XML syntax Building RELAX NG schemas using compact syntax an alternative nonXML syntax Flattening schemas to limit depth and provide reusability Using externaldatatype libraries with RELAX NG W3C XML Schema regular expressions Writingextensible schemas Annotating schemas Generating schemas form differentsources Determinism and datatype assignment and much more. If youre lookingfor a schema language thats easy to use and wont leave you in a labyrinth ofobscure limitations RELAX NG is the language you should be using. And onlyOReillys RELAX NG gives you the straightforward information and everythingelse youll need to take advantage of this powerful and intelligible language. «