W3C XML Activities
XML was designed to transport and store data.
XML Tutorial
To learn more about XML, read our XML tutorial.
XML Versions
XML 1.0
XML 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation 10. February 1998.
XML 1.0 (Second Edition)
XML 1.0 (SE) became a W3C Recommendation 6. October 2000. The second edition
is not a new version, but an update and a "bug-fix".
XML 1.0 (Third Edition)
The third edition is not a new version, but an update and a "bug-fix".
XML 1.1
XML 1.1 was released as a Working Draft 13. December 2001, and became a Candidate
Recommendation 15. October 2002.
XML 1.1 allows almost any Unicode
characters to be used in names.
Other W3C XML Technologies
XML Namespaces
In XML, element names are defined by the developer. This often results in a
conflict when trying to mix XML documents from different XML applications.
XML Namespaces provide a method to avoid element name conflicts.
XML Linking (XLink, XPointer, and XML Base)
XLink allows you to insert links into XML
documents.
XPointer allows the links to address into
specific parts of an XML document.
XML Base is a standard for defining a default reference to external XML
resources (similar to <base> in HTML).
XInclude
XInclude is a mechanism for merging XML documents using elements, attributes,
and URI references.
W3C XML Specifications and Timeline
W3C Reference:
W3C XML Home Page
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