How to choose between DTD and XSD

Question

I want to use either a DTD or an XSD to describe my XML document. I\'ve read that XSDs are better than DTDs since they support namespaces and data types, and that DTDs are o

Answer 1

XML Schema can perform more complex validations. E.g if DTD checks the datatype of an XML element is integer or string.XML schema can perform more complicated validations like if the xml element is a string starting with uppercase letter or a positive integer. Finally XML schema uses XML syntax and its a natural choice for development of web services.