XML Interface Options

by Douglas K. Barry

The basic structure of XML is the document. This terminology, however, might cause one to think of XML as only a richer, more flexible HTML. It is richer and more flex-ible, but it can be so much more as well. Thinking of XML as a document allows you to see how it can be used for presentation of data. This presentation can be detailed and useful, as we will see from the way XML is constructed. XML does, however, actually go beyond documents. It can be used for the communication of data as well. XML uses a flexible tagged structure that makes it more robust than a fixed record format for communication. Finally, XML can also be used to define the storage of data. The same flexible tagged structure can be used when storing data. This can, however, take up considerable space.

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XML Interface Options December 1999