xmlValidate

Uses a Document Type Definition (DTD) or XML Schema to validate an XML text document or an XML document object. Returns keys status (boolean), errors (array), fatalerrors (array) and warnings (array)

xmlValidate(xmlDoc [, validator]) → returns struct

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See Also:   isxml

Argument Reference

xmlDoc any
Required

Any of the following:
- A string containing an XML document.
- The name of an XML file.
- The URL of an XML file; valid protocol identifiers
include http, https, ftp, and file.
- An XML document object, such as one generated by
the XmlParse function.

validator string

Any of the following:
- A string containing a DTD or Schema.
- The name of a DTD or Schema file.
- The URL of a DTD or Schema file; valid protocol
identifiers include http, https, ftp, and file. If this argument is omitted the XML document must have a !DOCTYPE xsi:schemaLocation or xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation tag pointing to the DTD or schema location.

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Examples
Sample code invoking the xmlValidate function

Validates that note.xml is valid according to the schema note.xsd. Not currently working on Lucee, see: LDEV-2909

xmlValidate("https://www.w3schools.com/xml/note.xml", "https://www.w3schools.com/xml/note.xsd").status

Expected Result: true

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