XML Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v5.25, by Herong Yang
What Is XML
This section provides a quick introduction of XML (eXtensible Markup Language), a markup language for organizing information in text files.
XML (eXtensible Markup Language): A markup language for organizing information in text files.
XML File: A text file that contains information organized in a structure that meets XML standards.
XML can also be viewed as a meta-language for defining more specific markup languages, because it only specifies the structural rules of unspecified tags that are used to organize information. One can easily extend XML to define a specific markup language by specifying a set of tags and their structural relations. Examples of XML-based markup languages include SVG, 3DML, and HRMML.
Here is how to create your first XML file.
1. Use any text editor to enter the following lines of text into a file:
<?xml version="1.1"?> <p>Hello world!</p>
2. Save this file with name: "hello.xml".
Congratulations! You have successfully created an XML file.
Table of Contents
►Introduction of XML (eXtensible Markup Language)
DOM (Document Object Model) Programming Interface
SAX (Simple API for XML) Programming Interface
DTD (Document Type Definition) Introduction
Validating an XML Document against the Specified DTD Document Type
XSD (XML Schema Definition) Introduction
Validating XML Documents Against Specified XML Schemas
XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) Introduction
XSLT (XSL Transformations) Introduction
XSLT Elements as Programming Statements
Control and Generate XML Element in the Result
PHP Extensions for XML Manipulation
Processing XML with Python Scripts
XML Tools Plugin for Notepad++
XML Plugin Packages for Atom Editor