XLink and XPointer Introduction
XLink defines a standard way of creating hyperlinks in XML documents.
XPointer allows the hyperlinks to point to more specific parts (fragments) in the XML document.
What You Should Already Know
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
- HTML / XHTML
- XML / XML Namespaces
- XPath
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What is XLink?
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- XLink is short for XML Linking Language
- XLink is used to create hyperlinks in XML documents
- Any element in an XML document can behave as a link
- XLink supports simple links (like HTML) and extended links (for linking multiple resources together)
- With XLink, the links can be defined outside the linked files
- XLink is a W3C Recommendation
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What is XPointer?
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- XPointer is short for XML Pointer Language
- XPointer allows the links to point to specific parts of an XML document
- XPointer uses XPath expressions to navigate in the XML document
- XPointer is a W3C Recommendation
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XLink and XPointer are W3C Recommendations
The XML Linking Language (XLink) became a W3C Recommendation 27. June 2001.
The XML Pointer Language (XPointer) became a W3C Recommendation 25. March 2003.
You can read more about XML standards in our W3C tutorial.
XLink and XPointer Browser Support
The browser support for XLink and XPointer is minimal.
There is some XLink support in Mozilla 0.98+ and Internet Explorer 6.0+. Earlier versions of these browsers have no XLinks support at all!
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