XML Technologies

XML Related technologies

Following are the XML related technologies:
  • XHTML
  • XML DOM
  • XSL
  • XQuery
  • DTD
  • XSD
  • XLink
  • XPointer
  • SOAP
  • WSDL
  • RDF
  • SVG
  • RSS
Technology Description
XHTML (Extensible Html). It is markup language. It is used to make HTML more extensible and increase inter-operability with other data.
XML DOM (XML Document Object Model). It is standard document model which is used to access and manipulate XML. It defines the XML in tree structure.
XSL (Extensible Style Sheets Language). It is used to transforms XML into other formats, like html, formatting XML to screen, paper etc.
XQuery (XML Query Language). It is XML based language which is used to query XML based data.
DTD (Document Type Definition). It is used to define legal elements in XML documents.
XSD (XML Schema Definition). It is used describe the structure of an XML documents.
XLink (XML Linking Language). It is used for creating hyperlinks in XML documents.
XPointer. XPointer use XPath expressions to navigate in the XML document. It allow links to point specific part of XML document.
SOAP (Simple Object AccessProtocol). It is a protocol which is used for accessing web-services.
WSDL (Web Service Description Language). It is used to describe web services. It also describes the functionality offered by a web services.
RDF (Resource Description Framework). It is XML based language to describe web resources. It is standard model for data interchange on web. It describes the title, author, content and copyright information of a web page.
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). It is XML based vector image format for 2D images. It defines graphics in XML format. It support animation also.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication). It is used to handle web content syndication. It is used for fast browsing for news and updates. Mostly it is used for NEWS like sites.