How to visualize an XML schema

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I have made an XML Schema - all the code basically - and was wondering if there is a way that the code can generate something like this     If so how can I do it

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That picture is generated from a XML Schema editing tool, such as Altova's XMLSpy.

There are a number of XML tools around, all of which will include a Graphical XSD Viewer. I mentioned XML Spy simply because it is the brand leader. Also many general IDEs like Eclipse, Visual Studio and Oracle JDeveloper will be able to do this trick.

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If someone works with IBM Rational Application Developer then XSD browser is built in it

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The open source command line java application xsdvi creates an interactive diagram in SVG format from an XML Schema Definition  The generated SVG file can be displayed by a modern web browser where the user can expand and collapse the tree by mouse clicking   Here is an example of a generated diagram  http   xsdvi sourceforge net ipo svg  The software can be downloaded from  http   sourceforge net projects xsdvi   It can be run as follows  assuming Java is installed and java exe is in the path  -   Go to the dist lib folder  Run the following command java -jar xsdvi jar  lt input1 xsd gt    lt input2 xsd gt    lt input3 xsd gt         style

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On Linux  with mono  available via apt-get on Debian  and Windows    XSDDiagram  runs on Mono as well    If you are on Windows I recommend you have a look at    XMLPad3 from WMHelp or   Both tools are free and both are able to provide similar visualizations as shown in your example

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If you need a simple  more text-oriented documentation of your XSD  check out xs3p - a XSLT stylesheet that will transform your XSD into more readable HTML format  Quite nice  and totally free   If that s not enough  check out some of the commercial tools out there - I personally prefer the Liquid XML Studio - not as expensive as others  and quite as capable

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The Oracle JDeveloper 11g built-in viewer is in my view superior to the one available for Eclipse  which  in addition to other unfavourable comparison points I could only get to install for Indigo but not for Juno   If I am not mistaken Oracle makes the JDeveloper available for free  only requires registration at the OTN

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Try my xsd-viewer available from https   github com santhosh-tekuri jlibs

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XSD Diagram is free  GNU open license   doesn t need to be built  and gives an interactive diagram  You just open the file and Add the types you want on the  initially blank  diagram  Pretty straight forward

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We offer a tool called DocFlex XML XSDDoc that allows you to enjoy both things at once    To have diagram represetation of your XML schema To have all those diagrams embedded  and hyperlinked  in a highly sophisticated XML schema documentation   The diagrams in fact are generated not by us  but by Altova XMLSpy  We implemented an Integration with XMLSpy  with the full support of all diagram hyperlinks      Here you can see the full this doc  http   www filigris com docflex-xml xsddoc examples html XMLSchema index html  The whole thing provides a functionality not offered by any single vendor right now on the market   Some our customers were so impressed that they purchased an extra license for XMLSpy only because of our tool   That s no joke      Currently  we ve also implemented similar integrations with other XML editors   With  lt oXygen  gt  XML Editor     See  http   www filigris com docflex-xml OxygenXML demo html xslt20 index html  With Liquid XML Studio     See  http   www filigris com docflex-xml LiquidXML demo html XMLSchema index html    Concerning what all those diagrams depict    Essentially  they are all about content model of XSD elements  as well as other XSD components that lead to elements  complexTypes  element attribute groups   It seems  there are two approaches here    To show what a result content model  represented by the given component  would look  That s the approach of XMLSpy  To show how a particular content model  of the given component  was derived from other components  That s the approach of  lt oXygen  gt  XML and Liquid XML    I personally believe that the diagrams generated by XMLSpy are more useful   Yet  there were no attempts so far  at least known to me  to depict graphically anything else contained in XML schemas  although one can imagine many

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We use Liquid XML Studio  it provides a intuitive editable representation of an XSD schema  It also shows the annotations inline  which we find very useful and the split code gfx view is invaluable when writting or editing an XSD

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You can use XMLGrid s Online viewer which provides a great XSD support and many other features    Display XML data in an XML data grid  Supports XML  XSL  XSLT  XSD  HTML file types  Easy to modify or delete existing nodes  attributes  comments  Easy to add new nodes  attributes or comments  Easy to expand or collapse XML node tree  View XML source code    Screenshot

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There is a new free-to-use webtool  where you can view any xml schema   Online XML Schema Viewer  www xml-tools net  It s written completely in JavaScript  so it s running in most modern browsers

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Here is my approach- download the freemind and CAM XML Template Editor  Then open CAM XML  create new Template from XML  View -  View Template As Mind Map    Pros of this solution     It works locally  so secret files can be processed  totally free of charge  open source    Cons    Quite unstable with large  more than 20sh MB  files

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Grid-ML Schema Viewer is great for searching and visualizing XML Schemas  https   gridml com xml-schema-viewer  I find it better than other tools when it comes to large schemas or when browsing through a diagram is not feasible  The tool also allows you to copy the XPath or JSON path of the selection item   Grid-ML Schema Search Screen

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Visual Studio 2013 has a pretty cool visualizer built in   File -  Open -  File pick your  xsd and then drag elements from XML Schema Explorer onto the designer surface

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