How to validate XML against XSD 1.1 in Java?

Unfortunately, neither the JDK bundled version (as of Java 8) nor the latest official version from maven central (2.11.0) contains XSD 1.1 implementation.

You actually need the 2.11.0-xml-schema-1.1-beta version of Xerces to able to run the example in the FAQ you have linked.

You may do one of the following.

  1. Download the Xerces2 Java 2.11.0 (XML Schema 1.1) (Beta) binaries from Xerces website and manually add jars to the classpath (or install locally via Maven). Link: http://xerces.apache.org/mirrors.cgi. You need at least the following:

    cupv10k-runtime.jar
    org.eclipse.wst.xml.xpath2.processor_1.1.0.jar
    xercesImpl.jar
    xml-apis.jar
    
  2. Use the following unofficial maven dependency.

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.opengis.cite.xerces</groupId>
        <artifactId>xercesImpl-xsd11</artifactId>
        <version>2.12-beta-r1667115</version>
    </dependency>
    

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