How to generate sample XML documents from their DTD or XSD?
In recent versions of the free and open source Eclipse IDE you can generate XML documents from DTD and XSD files. Right-click on a given *.dtd or *.xsd file and select "Generate -> XML File...". You can choose which root element to generate and whether optional attributes and elements should be generated.
Of course you can use Eclipse to create and edit your DTD and XSD schema files, too. And you don't need to install any plugins. It is included in the standard distribution.
In Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and later the XML Schema Explorer can create an XML document with some basic sample data:
- Open your XSD document
- Switch to XML Schema Explorer
- Right click the root node and choose "Generate Sample Xml"
