XML

XML Database is used to store huge amount of information in the XML format. As the use of XML is increasing in every field, it is required to have a secured…

A Namespace is a set of unique names. Namespace is a mechanisms by which element and attribute name can be assigned to a group. The Namespace is identified by URI(Uniform Resource Identifiers).…

The Document Object Model (DOM) is the foundation of XML. XML documents have a hierarchy of informational units called nodes; DOM is a way of describing those nodes and the relationships between them.…

An XML document is always descriptive. The tree structure is often referred to as XML Tree and plays an important role to describe any XML document easily. The tree structure contains root…

XML Schema is commonly known as XML Schema Definition (XSD). It is used to describe and validate the structure and the content of XML data. XML schema defines the elements, attributes…

The XML Document Type Declaration, commonly known as DTD, is a way to describe XML language precisely. DTDs check vocabulary and validity of the structure of XML documents against grammatical…

Validation is a process by which an XML document is validated. An XML document is said to be valid if its contents match with the elements, attributes and associated document type…

Encoding is the process of converting unicode characters into their equivalent binary representation. When the XML processor reads an XML document, it encodes the document depending on the type of encoding.…

This chapter describes the Processing Instructions (PIs). As defined by the XML 1.0 Recommendation, "Processing instructions (PIs) allow documents to contain instructions for applications. PIs are not part of the character…

In this chapter, we will discuss whitespace handling in XML documents. Whitespace is a collection of spaces, tabs, and newlines. They are generally used to make a document more readable. XML document…