Attribute 'xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation' is not allowed to appear in element 'VAST'

Question

I have VAST XML and validating it against vast 2.0.1 xsd. It throws following error:-

Attribute 'xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation' is not allowed to appear in element 'VAST'

My VAST XML:-

<VAST xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
      version="2.0" 
      xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="vast.xsd">
  <Ad id="11267375">
    <InLine>
      <AdSystem version="1.0">Sample vast</AdSystem>
      <AdTitle><![CDATA[AD_NFM3122HD.mov]]></AdTitle>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></Description>
      <Creatives>
        <Creative sequence="1" AdID="" id="11267375">
          <Linear>
            <Duration>00:00:15</Duration>
          </Linear>
        </Creative>
      </Creatives>
    </InLine>
  </Ad>
</VAST>

VAST 2.0.1.xsd - https://github.com/chrisdinn/vast/blob/master/lib/vast_2.0.1.xsd

When I remove xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="vast.xsd"> from my VAST Xml. Its working well.

Should I need to use this xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="vast.xsd"> definitely. What is the use of it ?

What is the XSD filename I have to use in it instead of "vast.xsd" ?

I am running on java 1.8 and here is my stack trace

org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; cvc-complex-type.3.2.2: Attribute 'xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation' is not allowed to appear in element 'VAST'.
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.createSAXParseException(ErrorHandlerWrapper.java:203)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.error(ErrorHandlerWrapper.java:134)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:396)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:327)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:284)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator$XSIErrorReporter.reportError(XMLSchemaValidator.java:452)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.reportSchemaError(XMLSchemaValidator.java:3230)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.processAttributes(XMLSchemaValidator.java:2707)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.handleStartElement(XMLSchemaValidator.java:2050)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xs.XMLSchemaValidator.startElement(XMLSchemaValidator.java:740)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.validation.DOMValidatorHelper.beginNode(DOMValidatorHelper.java:277)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.validation.DOMValidatorHelper.validate(DOMValidatorHelper.java:244)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.validation.DOMValidatorHelper.validate(DOMValidatorHelper.java:190)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.validation.ValidatorImpl.validate(ValidatorImpl.java:109)
    at javax.xml.validation.Validator.validate(Validator.java:124)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:47)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:44)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:26)
    at org.junit.rules.Verifier$1.evaluate(Verifier.java:35)
    at org.junit.rules.RunRules.evaluate(RunRules.java:20)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:271)
    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:70)
    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:50)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:238)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:63)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:236)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:53)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:229)
    at org.junit.rules.ExternalResource$1.evaluate(ExternalResource.java:48)
    at org.junit.rules.RunRules.evaluate(RunRules.java:20)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309)
    at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:127)
    at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:26)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:238)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:63)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:236)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:53)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:229)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309)
    at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:160)
    at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:138)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitcore.JUnitCoreWrapper.execute(JUnitCoreWrapper.java:62)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitcore.JUnitCoreProvider.invoke(JUnitCoreProvider.java:139)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.util.ReflectionUtils.invokeMethodWithArray(ReflectionUtils.java:189)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ProviderFactory$ProviderProxy.invoke(ProviderFactory.java:165)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ProviderFactory.invokeProvider(ProviderFactory.java:85)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess(ForkedBooter.java:103)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.main(ForkedBooter.java:74)

Answer 1

Here is your XML repaired to be valid against the vast.xsd, which I've referenced remotely:

<VAST xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
      version="2.0" 
      xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chrisdinn/vast/master/lib/vast_2.0.1.xsd">
  <Ad id="11267375">
    <InLine>
      <AdSystem version="1.0">Sample vast</AdSystem>
      <AdTitle><![CDATA[AD_NFM3122HD.mov]]></AdTitle>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></Description>
      <Survey/>
      <Error/>
      <Impression/>
      <Creatives>
        <Creative sequence="1" AdID="" id="11267375">
          <Linear>
            <Duration>00:00:15</Duration>
          </Linear>
        </Creative>
      </Creatives>
    </InLine>
  </Ad>
</VAST>

I've added some elements required by the XSD, however even without such additions, you should not have been receiving an error complaining that

Attribute 'xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation' is not allowed to appear in element 'VAST'

If you still receive that error with the above XML, please post a comment stating the software from which the error is originating.

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Update: Still not working?

If you are specifying the location of the XSD in your Java code,

Schema schema = schemaFactory.newSchema(new URL(getSchemaURLString()));

but you wish to use xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation instead, try removing the Java-based specification of the XSD location:

Schema schema = schemaFactory.newSchema();