XML TutorialLesson 3Free preview
XML How to use
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Summary
XML is used for a variety of purposes: storing data in files, configuring applications, becoming a standard format for intersystem data exchange, and sending documents over a web service. Real examples are RSS/Atom feeds, SVG documents, build configurations such as pom.xml, to XML-based office files. XML kernels are used when data needs to be moved or stored in a mutually agreed structure.
Key points
- XML is used to store data in configuration files and data
- XML becomes a data exchange format through APIs and web services
- Many XML-based standard formats such as RSS, SVG, and Office Open XML
- XML allows two different parties to understand the same data structure
- XML carries data across programming languages and platforms
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