2007-01-27 00:55:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Since HTML has been so widely used and works so well (with some weaknesses) I had to wonder what the advantages of using XML are. A few are listed below:
* You can define your own elements and thereby support a much wider variety of information display. XML may be used to describe chemical structures, or other scientific or artistic data that cannot be readily displayed using HTML.
* Documents may be better organized into structures to allow for easier reference using and generating items like a table of contents.
* XML allows elements to be used to sort through database information readily.
Implementations
There are many implementations of XML which utilize their own DTD (Document Type Definition). Many have different purposes such as writing technical documentation, math formulas, sheet music, and so forth. The biggest drawback to these various implementations of XML is that for the most part, it seems that you will need to read the DTD or read documentation about the XML implementation in order to use it. If this is required, it would be like learning HTML for each XML implementation. Therefore there should be supporting programs that allow users to use XML implementations without having to learn each implementation. I think there are some programs that allow users to create XML files for some XML implementations, but I'm not sure which ones provide for this. My prediction is that XML implementations not supported by user friendly programs, will likely fail (and should) fail to become popular.
2007-01-27 01:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by shiva s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extensible Markup Language
2007-01-27 10:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by Sanjay K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
XML or eXtensible Markup Language is used to define diffent sets of data. It is portable and works on any plateform.
More at http://www.pickatutorial.com
2007-01-27 11:34:27 · answer #3 · answered by SayHelloToMe! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rather than provide a very lengthy discussion, it would be easier for you to just go here and read this tutorial:
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp
2007-01-27 09:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by DianeD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
extensible markup language
used to business to business communication
convert object into byte stream
2007-01-27 10:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by venkat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/98/10/guide0.html
2007-01-27 09:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋