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XML what is it and what is it's relationship with HTML?

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2006-08-08 02:05:56, Category: Programming & Design

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  1. Summer06

    On 2006-08-08 02:22:21


    XML (eXtensible Mark Up Language). It is used to display data as plain text hence platform independent. It has strict rules unlike html e.g. all tags must be closed. In html you dont have to close tags such a

    . XML tags are not predefined as is the case with html. In xml you define your own tags e.g. summer06 XML is sometimes referred to as a database as it stores data in its elements (tags). XML and its presentation (css, xsl) are separated. In html you can have css withn the documents. This can be a problem when you want to update your web. XML is not widely used but it's the future technology that is catching up fast, a w3 recommendation. It's compatible with the current browsers. Miscrosoft has even started using it in ms office. Both html and xml are used to display information on the website.

  2. CPF

    On 2006-08-08 02:49:29


    To add some to the answer of "king": XML is used to let the DATA come out. HTML is used to let the DESIGN com out.

  3. KewlyBug

    On 2006-08-08 02:59:37


    in other words: XML is for describing the data HTML is for formatting the data

  4. King

    On 2006-08-08 02:19:58


    XML is the Extensible Markup Language. It improves the functionality of the Web by letting you identify your information in a more accurate, flexible, and adaptable way. It is extensible because it is not a fixed format like HTML (which is a single, predefined markup language). Instead, XML is actually a metalanguage—a language for describing other languages—which lets you design your own markup languages for limitless different types of documents. XML can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard metalanguage for text document markup (ISO 8879) more about XML: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/

  5. Adeel I

    On 2006-08-08 02:23:10


    xml is language for describing data. There is a family of languages for manipulating xml documents themselves use xml rules, such as XSL, XQuery, or RSS. html is derived from an older and much more complex formatting language known as SGML. But html can also be expressed using xml, instead of SGML rules, in which case it is known as Xhtml.