Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Basics
Although XML and XSL are very complex technologies, with the simple examples in this article you learn that you don't need extensive knowledge to do some powerful things. You can store your data in an XML document and use a basic XSL style sheet to select, filter, and sort the elements of an XML document for display as HTML in a Web browser. More ...
XML 101
What is XML? Why is it creating such a deluge of interest? What should you know about XML, and perhaps more importantly, why should you even care about it? In this article, I will provide a high-level description of what XML is, and what it's not. More ...
Using and Creating RSS News Feeds
RSS is a simple XML file that a publisher places on their website. The data contained in the file is a list of new articles on the website. Being in a standard XML format makes the RSS file available for anyone to access and use. More ...
CSV vs XML vs JSON - Which is the Best Response Data Format?
There are three major data formats being used to transmit data from a web server to a client: CSV, XML, and JSON. In order to develop an application with a solid architecture, it's a good idea to understand the differences between each format. More ...
Using Java Script to Display XML Data
In this article, you learn how to use Java Script to display an XML document's data as an html page. You create a script that you can use to traverse any XML document to display information about its elements. And you create a script that you can use to check any XML document for errors. More ...
Embed XML Data in Web Page and Access it Using JavaScript
HTML5 has a feature called a data block which allows you to embed XML data in a script block in your web page document and access it using JavaScript. More ...
Where to Run XSLT Files
Unfortunately, unlike html and JavaScript, most browsers do not have a built-in XSLT processor, so you won't be able to test XSLT on your desktop. An alternative is to use one of the free online XSLT processors. More ...
Predefined Entities in XML - Five Special Symbols
An entity is an ampersand character followed by several other characters that represents a character such as a less than or greater than sign or an ampersand. Predefined entities exist in XML because each of these characters have specific meanings. More ...
Roll Your Own Java XML Database
In this article I show you how to write a simple Java program to access an XML document that allows you to save your updates. The database for this example is an XML document containing all the different modes which can be set for a computers display. More ...
