dtd vs xsd, which one to choose?

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i want to use one of these to describe my xml document.

i've read that xsd is better than the older dtd since it supports namespaces and data types.

does this mean that i should only use xsd for all future needs and totally ignore dtd and don´t even have to bother learning its structure?

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