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xnsdoc, XML Schema Documentation Generator

xnsdoc is a documentation generator for XML namespaces defined by W3C XML Schema in HTML in a JavaDoc like visualization. xnsdoc supports all common schema design practices like chameleon, russian doll, salami slice, venetian blind schemas or circular schema references. xnsdoc can be used from the command line, as an Apache Ant Task, as an Apache Maven Plugin, as an eclipse plugin or integrated as a custom tool in many XML development tools such as StylusStudio, oXygen XML or XMLWriter.

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Interesting Features

* multiple cross-linked clearly laid out HTML pages
* browser independent documentation
* usage reference, type hierarchy and index
* full support for included and imported schemas
* seamless integration into many development tools

You can see demo of generated documentation of XML Schema, UDDI V2.0 or SOAP. XNSDoc have a commandline which could be easily integrated with many software such Apache, Eclipse, JBuilder ..

XNSDoc passed 100% of the valid schema files of the W3C XML Schema Test Suite, and documentation of all properties of all schema components of the XML schema specification except notation element. xnsdoc is compatible with Java 1.3 and 1.4. A Very interesting solution that could interest many XML developers.

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