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The Client Tier

The document discusses XML, explaining that it is designed to transport and store data using user-defined tags. It provides an example of a simple XML document and compares XML to HTML. It also outlines reasons for using XML and basic syntax rules for XML documents.

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The Client Tier

The document discusses XML, explaining that it is designed to transport and store data using user-defined tags. It provides an example of a simple XML document and compares XML to HTML. It also outlines reasons for using XML and basic syntax rules for XML documents.

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The Client Tier

Introduction

 XML is designed to transport and store data.


 XML stands for EXtensible Markup Language and is 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
 A set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and
machine-readable.
Example

 <note>
 <to>hari bhanjade</to>
 <from>Raju sharma</from>
 <heading>Classtest</heading>
 <body> Class test will be held soon</body>
 </note>
Different from HTML

 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 are predefined. HTML documents can only use tags defined in the HTML
standard .
 In contrast, XML allows the author to define his/her own tags and his/her own
document structure.
 The XML processor can not tell us which elements and attributes are valid
WHY XML??

 XML Usages
 XML Separates Data from HTML.
 XML Simplifies Data Sharing: This provides a software- and hardware-
independent way of storing data
 XML Simplifies Data Transport.
 XML Simplifies Platform Changes
 XML Makes Your Data More Available
 XML Used to Create New Internet Languages: like XHTML,WML. SMIL
(Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)
XML Syntax Rules

 All XML Elements Must Have a Closing Tag.


 XML tags are case sensitive.
 XML Elements Must be Properly Nested.
 XML Documents Must Have a Root Element.
 XML Attribute Values Must be Quoted.
 Entity Reference: &lt; ,&gt;
 Comments in XML.
 White-space is preserved in XML.

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