XML Basics |
- XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language.
- XML is designed to transport and store data.
- What is XML?
- XML stands for EXtensible Markup Language
- XML is a markup language much like HTML
- XML was designed to carry data, not to display data
- XML tags are not predefined. You must define your own tags
- XML is designed to be self-descriptive
- XML is a W3C Recommendation
- The Difference Between XML and HTML :
- XML is not a replacement for HTML.
- XML and HTML were designed with different goals:
- XML was designed to transport and store data, with focus on what data is.
- HTML was designed to display data, with focus on how data looks.
- HTML is about displaying information, while XML is about carrying information
- Understanding the Vocabulary:
Well-formed XML:
