XmlGen

What are the advantages of using XML?

XML, short for eXtensible Markup Language (Extensible Markup Language), is a language used to describe data. Data stored in XML is known as a 'self-describing meta markup language'. This means that the structure of the data is embedded within the data itself.

Using text to store data is persistent, but without a standard structure for that data it is difficult to share between applications. Without data standards, special code would have to be written to parse it for each application that accesses this data. So each new dataset will need its own special code.

Because XML has standards, it can be parsed and interpreted by any programming language and application without errors or misconfigurations. The XML example above can be used among various messaging applications that know its structure.

What are the main features of XML?

XML tags are not predefined. You need to define your customized tags. XML is designed to move data, not display it. XML markup code is easy for a human to understand. Well-structured format is easy to read and write from programs. XML is an extensible markup language like HTML.

• XML tags are not predefined. You need to define your customized tags.
• XML is designed to move data, not display it.
• XML markup code is easy for a human to understand.
• Well-structured format is easy to read and write from programs.
• XML is an extensible markup language like HTML.

What is XML used for?

The important advantages of using XML are as follows:

• It makes documents portable between systems and applications. With the help of XML, you can quickly exchange data between different platforms.
• XML separates data from HTML.
• XML simplifies the platform switching process.