validate xml with a dtd in java

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Mithil - 23 Jul 2007 18:37 GMT

Hello all,

I am trying to validate an xml file with its DTD in Java using DOM
preferably. Can anyone please help me ?

Thanks in advance,
Mithil

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Arne Vajhøj - 30 Jul 2007 03:11 GMT

> I am trying to validate an xml file with its DTD in Java using DOM
> preferably. Can anyone please help me ?

It is very simple !

DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
dbf.setValidating(true); // <---- this is all it takes
DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
Document doc = db.parse(new File(FNM));

Arne

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Roedy Green - 30 Jul 2007 11:20 GMT

>DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
>dbf.setValidating(true); // <---- this is all it takes
>DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
>Document doc = db.parse(new File(FNM));

I have worked that up into a complete program, posted at
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/xml.html#VALIDATION

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