The XML Schema Plugin supports the following file extensions:

• .xsd
• .aspx

Opening a supported document:

Once an XML Schema document is opened a dialog will appear to show information about parse in progress. Any errors that occur during the parse will be denoted by an error icon. Once the parse has completed you are given the opportunity to review the parse information.

Viewing a document:

When viewing a document the screen is split up into left and right hand sides. The left-hand side consists of two tabs, 'Elements' and 'Schemas'.

Elements tab: The 'Elements' tab shows a tree representation of all the elements encountered during the parse of the XML Schema/s. Clicking on any of the elements brings up the contents of that element in the right-hand side of the window.

When a element is displayed it may contain some hyperlinks to other elements. Use these hyperlinks to quickly navigate the rest of the XML Schema/s. You can also use the navigation arrows above the display pane to review past navigation, just like a conventional web browser.

The 'Elements' tab also contains a 'View' menu to sort the elements in the tree. Sorting can alphabethical or by natural document order. You can also filter the elements in the tree to your preference e.g. complexTypes only.

Schemas tab: The 'Elements' tab shows a tree containing all the XML Schemas currently loaded. Clicking on any of the documents in the tree will show the entire XML Schema in the right-hand side.