Got it. Thanks. John
> -----Original Message----- > From: Craig R. McClanahan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:11 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: DTD for server.xml?? > > > > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Turner, John wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:31:16 -0500 > > From: "Turner, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: DTD for server.xml?? > > > > > > Hello - > > > > I notice that the top of web.xml has: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > > <!DOCTYPE web-app > > PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" > > "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd";> > > > > yet the top of server.xml has nothing. > > > > I'm very new to XML, so forgive me if this is a lame or FA > question, but is > > there a DTD for server.xml? If so, why isn't it specified > in server.xml, > > and what is the URL? Is server.xml "real, official XML" or just > > "convenience" XML? > > > > There is no DTD for server.xml because there cannot be. > > The problem is that server.xml is extensible -- for example, > the set of > attributes recognized by a <Valve> or <Context> element depends on the > implementation class of the internal component that corresponds to it. > The startup process uses Java reflection to match them up to property > setters on the corresponding beans. There is no way to > express this kind > of thing in a DTD. > > Your server.xml is (and must be) "well formed" XML. It just cannot be > validated. > > > - John > > Craig -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
