XML Terminology Flashcards
XML
Extensible Markup Language. The language that feeds are written in
Element
An element consists of an opening tag, its attributes, any content, and a closing tag.
<address></address>
Tag
A tag – either opening or closing – is used to mark the start or end of an element.
Node
a generic term that applies to any part of the XML document, including elements, attributes, comments, processing instructions, and plain text.
Parsing/ to parse
To take the individual parts of the feed/code and separate them so that the computer can make sense of them
Opening tag
Closing tag
Comment
A comment on an XML feed is not read by the computer and is only meant for developers or content managers who open the feed for them to understand something
Root element
In all XML documents there is one element that all other information must be placed inside. In the case of the example above it is the element.
Declaration
This tells us which version of XML schema is being used and the encoding being used.
Element
An element consists of an opening tag, its attributes, any content, and a closing tag.
<address></address>
Tag
A tag – either opening or closing – is used to mark the start or end of an element.
Node
a generic term that applies to any part of the XML document, including elements, attributes, comments, processing instructions, and plain text.
Parsing/ to parse
To take the individual parts of the feed/code and separate them so that the computer can make sense of them
Opening tag
