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What is XML Data?

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What is XML Data?

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Before we see the demo, let’s get to know what XML data is! If I can put in simple words, then XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It is an initiative by W3C to allow the exchange of information which is easy to understand by both humans and computers. The information stored in XML format can work on cross platform scenarios. For example if you have information in XML format, it is easy to share between the UNIX and the Windows platform. The data inside XML file is presented with user define tags. Following is the partial listing from the sample XML file which I am using with this demo: Empire Burlesque Bob Dylan USA Columbia 10.90 1985 As you can see, each tag is equivalent to a row with information related to CD. Further, each column is uniquely identified as a tag. You can learn more on XML from here: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp. All right, let’s s