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Re: Validate **against** a schema OR validate **with** a s

• From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@C...>
• To: "'xml-dev@l...'" <xml-dev@l...>
• Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:14:56 +0900

At 2009-01-22 07:26 -0500, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
>Consider these two statements:
>
>1. I validated the XML instance document against the schema.

... when I'm using validation to check conformance to document constraints.

>2. I validated the XML instance document with the schema.

... when I'm using validation to augment my XML with type information 
from the schema on my way in to my stylesheet or application.  After 
all, the same XML with two different schemas can supply different 
information to the stylesheet or application.

>Which is the proper statement? Or are they both proper?

I think they each have their use.

>Or is there some other way that is proper?

"proper" for what?  If you are worried about a particular word 
conveying the wrong meaning, ask yourself what the danger is of the 
term being misinterpreted.  I'm not sure if there really is a worry 
... while I clearly see the difference in the two above, I doubt my 
customers would see it or care.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . . . Ken

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