An XML document is valid if it has an associated document type declaration and if the document complies with the constraints
expressed in it. The document type declaration must appear before the first element in the document. The name following the
word DOCTYPE in the document type declaration must match the name of root element.
A document can contain only the root element tutorial which can contain some text. :
<!ELEMENT tutorial (#PCDATA)> |
A valid document containing some text.:
<!DOCTYPE tutorial SYSTEM "tutorial.dtd">
<tutorial>This is an XML document</tutorial> |
This document is also valid.:
<!DOCTYPE tutorial SYSTEM "tutorial.dtd">
<tutorial/> |
Documents with errors |
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Root element does not conform to the given DTD.:
<!DOCTYPE tutorial SYSTEM "tutorial.dtd">
<text>This is an XML document</text> |