pramodr a écrit :
> Hi group,
> 
> I am a novice in XML technologies even though I have been exposed to
> it for quite some time. My question is as follows
> 
> If a dtd or schema is supplied with the xml, is the xml validated
> always against  the dtd/schema ?

The validation will be performed if you ask for it. It may depend on the 
parser used and on the application.

> 
> We specify the dtd (or schema) with a URL like the one below which is
> a part of a web deployment descriptor - web.xml. If the validation is
> mandatory why does'nt it throw me an error when I am working
> standalone (disconnected from the web) ?

Some applications rely on a component called a catalog that maps URIs to 
resources stored in your local file system; this allow to avoid network 
connexion and work in a disconnected mode as you mentionned.

In the case of servlet engines, their catalog just have to resolve very 
few and well-known URIs, and they are likely hard-coded and resolved to 
internal resources (in the jar).

> 
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web
> Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
> <web-app id="WebApp_ID">
> 
> </web-app>
> 
> 
> Thanks and regards
> Pramod R


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