Validate an XML file against local DTD file with Java

Question

How can I validate an XML file against a DTD that is stored locally as a file? The XML file does not have any DOCTYPE declaration (or may have one that should then be overri

Answer 1

im pretty sure the stuff aforementioned will work..

Thanks for your help, but what if no DOCTYPE has been specified at all? The EntityResolver would not help me in that case, would it? – Simon Jul 8 '09 at 6:34

@Bluegene: What are you validating against if no DOCTYPE? – J-16 SDiZ Jul 8 '09 at 7:12

Against my own DTD. I just want to make sure the XML I receive conforms to my DTD, not just any DTD the sender specifies. – Simon Jul 8 '09 at 23:09

if the problem is you want it to be validated against your dtd rather than the authors you should ensure that there is clear documentation that details the doctype, and what must be in the xml file