| Lax |
If the item has a uniquely determined declaration available, it must be valid with respect to that definition. Otherwise, the item is not validated. If the item is not validated, the XML processor attempts to notify the client through a validation event handler with ValidationEventArgs.Severity = XmlSeverityType.Warning. If a validation event handler has not been setup, no information is returned when the warning is produced. |
| None |
The item is not validated. |
| Skip |
The item must consist of well-formed XML and is not validated by the schema. The XML processor attempts to notify the client through a validation event handler with ValidationEventArgs.Severity = XmlSeverityType.Warning that no validation took place for the given item. If a validation event handler has not been setup, no information is returned when the warning is produced. |
| Strict |
The item must be schema-valid based on the schema definition obtained from the namespace-qualified item name. |