The XML Standard
What is XML?
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a markup language for documents containing structured information. Structured information contains both data or content and an identifier that describes that data or content, similar to a field name.
It often looks ugly, as the sample XML document shows:
<Order>
<OrderNumber>1111</OrderNumber>
<Client>
<Name>Joe Smith</Name>
<Address>12 Main Street</Address>
</Client>
<Item>
<ItemNumber>abc123</ItemNumber>
<Description>Microsoft 101 keyboard.</Description>
<Price>50.00</Price>
</Item>
<Item>
<ItemNumber>abc456</ItemNumber>
<Description>Hard Drive</Description>
<Price>70.00</Price>
</Item>
</Order>
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