What You Should Already Know
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
HTML
JavaScript
If you want to study these subjects first, find the tutorials on our Home page.
What is XML?
XML stands for EXtensible Markup Language...
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What You Should Already Know
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
HTML
JavaScript
If you want to study these subjects first, find the tutorials on our Home page.
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.
XML Does Not DO Anything
Maybe it is a little hard to understand, but XML does not DO anything.
XML was
created to structure, store, and transport information.
The following example is
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