📖 XML Validation & Well-Formedness Rules Guide

Master XML validation principles, root element constraints, entity escaping, and schema verification.

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Well-Formed XML vs Valid XML

An XML document is 'well-formed' if it follows basic XML syntax rules: a single root node, properly matching opening/closing tags, quoted attribute values, and correct element nesting.

A 'valid' XML document goes a step further by conforming to a specific Document Type Definition (DTD) or XML Schema Definition (XSD) schema rules.

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