Chapter One
Getting to Know XML

In This Chapter
* Introducing XML
* Examining the many uses of XML
* Deciphering what XML is and what XML isn't
* Building an XML document

Have you ever needed a document format that you could use to exchange data either across the Internet or across an intranet? Well, eXtensible Markup Language (XML) may be just the solution. In fact, many different industries have discovered the wonders of XML and use it extensively to help organize and classify their data.
XML is a markup language it uses tags to label, categorize, and organize information in a specific way. Markup describes document or data structure and organization. Content, such as text, images, and data, is that part of the code that the markup tags contain; it's also what's of greatest interest to most everyday humans who read or interact with data or documents. XML isn't limited to a particular set of markup you create your own ma ... read full excerpt from XML For Dummies, 4th Edition ebook