简单 dtd 实例编写

<!-- 内部dtd -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE persons[
	<!-- 常用控制符  ？表示0次或1词 ，* 表示 0次或多次 ，+ 表示1词或多次 ，默认表示1词-->
	<!ELEMENT persons (person+)>
	<!ELEMENT person ( name , password? , age+) > 
	
	<!ATTLIST person sex  (男|女) #REQUIRED>
	<!ATTLIST person id  ID  #REQUIRED>
	
	<!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)>
	<!ELEMENT password (#PCDATA)>
	<!ELEMENT age (#PCDATA)>
]>
<persons>
	
	<person sex="男" id="p1"> 
		<name></name> 
		<password></password>
		<age></age>
	</person>
	
	
	<person sex="女" id="p2">
		<name></name>
		<password></password>
		<age></age>
	</person>
	
</persons>

外部dtd

persons.dtd

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!ELEMENT persons (person+)>
<!ELEMENT person (name, age, sex, message+)>
<!ATTLIST person
	personId ID #REQUIRED
>
<!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT age (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT sex (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT message (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST message
	id ID #REQUIRED
>

persons.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE persons SYSTEM "E:\xml\01\persons.dtd">
<persons>
	<person personId="p1">
		<name/>
		<age></age>
		<sex></sex>
		<message id="m1"/>
	</person>
	<person personId="p2">
		<name />
		<age/>
		<sex/>
		<message id="m2"/>
	</person>
</persons>