XML overview

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a format for exchanging data. The format is not owned by any one organization, but is accepted by a host of companies as a standard for data interchange. XML facilitates moving structured data across the web by being independent of system or platform restrictions.

XML is the transmission format of B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer), because it enables information exchange and makes it easy to publish report information on numerous platforms and devices.

Unlike HTML, which stores a limited amount of formatting with the content, XML content is stored without formatting—formatting information can be saved to a style sheet. XML content is structured to make it accessible to a wide range of users, applications, and platforms.

There are many advantages to using XML:

There are some drawbacks to consider as well:



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