The HDF5 DTD Information Page

*New* The DTD has been updated to include several minor changes.

The XML "Document Type Definition" (DTD) for HDF5 is the standard DTD to describe HDF5 files and their contents. This DTD should be used by all applications that describe HDF5 files with XML.

This DTD is still under development. We encourage developers and users to use the DTD and send us feedback and discussion.

*New* Several HDF5 tools read and write XML conforming to the HDF5 DTD.

Feedback and discussion may be sent to:
hdf5lib@ncsa.uiuc.edu

The DTD itself is available at the following URI:
http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/DTDs/HDF5-File.dtd

A detailed commentary on the design is available: "The XML DTD for HDF5: Design Notes"

The URL is:
http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/XML/design-notes.html

Other Information about the DTD and XML