{"id":1272,"date":"2020-08-26T09:30:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T09:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wpsupport\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2020-08-26T09:33:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T09:33:13","slug":"tutorial-what-is-xml","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaplakanon.com\/wpsupport\/tutorial-what-is-xml\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: What is XML?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you interested in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techvila.com\" target=\"_blank\">web design and web development<\/a>? Then, You should learn XML. In this article, we will discuss several things such as: What is XML? How does it work? And, how does it differ from HTML?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the XML Format?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>XML is a short form of&nbsp;<strong>Extensible Markup Language<\/strong>. It is one of the most popular markup languages along with&nbsp;<strong>HTML<\/strong>. It simplifies data storage and transferring between different servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As servers use different systems, it\u2019s hard to transfer data without converting them into the same format, however, the conversion process itself risks data loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With XML, you don\u2019t need to convert data format. It keeps data in the same structure and format even it travels to a different server. So it\u2019s far more efficient and requires less effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, it is readable both by humans and machines. Meaning you can easily manage and update it. As a self-describing file, machines read your data in an exact way you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of these,&nbsp;<strong>World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)<\/strong>&nbsp;endorses XML.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does XML Code Look Like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>XML uses a specific code to keep the data intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An XML file always constitutes by markup and content. Markup with a&nbsp;<strong>&lt;<\/strong>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<strong>&gt;<\/strong>&nbsp;is used to make a start-tag and an end-tag, while a pair of &amp; and a ; show a&nbsp;<strong>name<\/strong>&nbsp;entity. Specific content fills the space between those markups with plain text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<strong>tag<\/strong>&nbsp;is a description of the content. It constitutes from a&nbsp;<strong>&lt;<\/strong>, keyword, and a&nbsp;<strong>&gt;<\/strong>. There are three kinds of tags:&nbsp;<strong>start-tag<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>end-tag<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>empty-element tag<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make an element or a piece of content, you need a start-tag and an end-tag. Without one of them, content won\u2019t be valid. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&lt;greetings>Welcome!&lt;\/greetings>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an example of the&nbsp;<strong>Extensible Markup Language<\/strong>&nbsp;format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&lt;note>\n &lt;to>Daniel&lt;\/to>\n &lt;from>Jean&lt;\/from>\n &lt;body>Don't forget to feed the cats!&lt;\/body>\n&lt;\/note><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a book catalog in form of XML format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&lt;?xml version=\"1.0\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n&lt;new arrival>\n&lt;book>\n&lt;title>The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of    Decluttering and Organizing&lt;\/title>\n   &lt;author>Marie Kondo&lt;\/author>\n   &lt;price>$9.69&lt;\/price>\n&lt;description>The #1 New York Times bestseller book.&lt;\/description>\n&lt;\/book>\n&lt;\/new arrival><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an XML File?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A plain text file with Extensible Markup Language formatting forms an XML file. It allows you to store and group certain data in a specific file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An XML-based file usually uses an RSS feed, Android layout design, and Microsoft Office files such as&nbsp;<strong>.docx<\/strong>, .<strong>xlsx<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>.pptx<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Differences Between XML and HTML<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both XML and HTML are markup languages, but they work for a different purpose.&nbsp;Extensible Markup Language provides data, while HTML displays it. For a better picture, we list their differences below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.000webhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/02\/xml-html-differences.png\" alt=\"xml html comparison\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No Visual Representation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>XML cannot display data mainly because of its user-defined tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tags show specific content descriptions which are entirely up to users. As long as it comes in pair, the&nbsp;Extensible Markup Language is valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas, HTML uses predefines tags. Programmers assign the tags with a specific function to show data in certain ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in&nbsp;web design and web development? Then, You should learn XML. 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