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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ contributors:
XML is a markup language designed to store and transport data.
-Unlike HTML, XML does not specify how to display or to format data, just carry it.
+Unlike HTML, XML does not specify how to display or to format data, it just carries it.
* XML Syntax
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ Unlike HTML, XML does not specify how to display or to format data, just carry i
It starts with a declaration, informing some metadata (optional).
XML uses a tree structure. Above, the root node is 'bookstore', which has
- three child nodes, all 'books'. Those nodes has more child nodes, and so on...
+ three child nodes, all 'books'. Those nodes have more child nodes (or
+ children), and so on...
- Nodes are created using open/close tags, and childs are just nodes between
+ Nodes are created using open/close tags, and children are just nodes between
the open and close tags.-->
-<!-- XML carries two kind of data:
+<!-- XML carries two kinds of data:
1 - Attributes -> That's metadata about a node.
Usually, the XML parser uses this information to store the data properly.
It is characterized by appearing with the format name="value" within the opening
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ With this tool, you can check the XML data outside the application logic.
<!DOCTYPE note SYSTEM "Bookstore.dtd">
<bookstore>
<book category="COOKING">
- <title >Everyday Italian</title>
+ <title>Everyday Italian</title>
<price>30.00</price>
</book>
</bookstore>
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ With this tool, you can check the XML data outside the application logic.
<bookstore>
<book category="COOKING">
- <title >Everyday Italian</title>
+ <title>Everyday Italian</title>
<price>30.00</price>
</book>
</bookstore>