XML Data
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a relatively new method for storing data. Using a series of tags that you define, you can store data in text files. For example, the XML document shown in Listing 6.2 contains roughly the same values as those created by the ProgramGenerated example program described in the previous section.
Listing 6.2. A Program Can Store Data in an XML File
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> <Contacts> <Entry> <LastName>Jackson</LastName> <FirstName>Jennie</FirstName> <PhoneNumber>787-878-8263</PhoneNumber> <EmailAddress>JennieJackson@nowhere.com</EmailAddress> </Entry> <Entry> <LastName>Kevlar</LastName> <FirstName>Kurt</FirstName> <PhoneNumber>872-348-7263</PhoneNumber> <EmailAddress>kurtk@militant.com</EmailAddress> ... |
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