XML Unleashed

XML Specifications

XML is a very standards-based technology, which means that virtually every aspect of it is rigorously defined in a standard specification. The various specifications associated with XML are the last word on the inner workings of XML and how it can be used. The following are the primary W3C specifications related to XML:

• XML—http://www.w3.org/XML

• XML Namespaces—http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names

• XML-Data—http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/NOTE-XML-data-0105

• Document Content Description (DCD)—http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-dcd

• XML Schema—http://www.w3.org/1999/05/06-xmlschema-1

• XPath—http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath

• XPointer—http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xptr

• XLink—http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xlink

• XHTML—http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1

• DOM Level 1—http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-DOM-Level-1 ...