Validating an XML Document with a DTD

The DOCTYPE declaration in an XML document specifies the DTD to which it should conform. In the code sample below, the DOCTYPE declaration indicates the file should be validated against Beatles.dtd in the same directory.

Code Sample:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE beatles SYSTEM "Beatles.dtd">
<beatles>
	<beatle link="http://www.paulmccartney.com">
		<name>
			<firstname>Paul</firstname>
			<lastname>McCartney</lastname>
		</name>
	</beatle>
	<beatle link="http://www.johnlennon.com">
		<name>
			<firstname>John</firstname>
			<lastname>Lennon</lastname>
		</name>
	</beatle>
	<beatle link="http://www.georgeharrison.com">
		<name>
			<firstname>George</firstname>
			<lastname>Harrison</lastname>
		</name>
	</beatle>
	<beatle link="http://www.ringostarr.com">
		<name>
			<firstname>Ringo</firstname>
			<lastname>Starr</lastname>
		</name>
	</beatle>
	<beatle link="http://www.webucator.com" real="no">
		<name>
			<firstname>Nat</firstname>
			<lastname>Dunn</lastname>
		</name>
	</beatle>
</beatles>