Author XML Documents
What is an XML document?
A basic XML document is simply an XML element that can, but might not, include nested XML elements.
For example, the XML <books>
element is a valid XML document:
<books> <book isbn="0345374827"> <title>Maeve Ascendant</title> <author>Eva Corets</author> </book> </books>
Authoring guidelines
There are some things to remember when constructing a basic XML document.
- All elements must have an end tag.
- All elements must be cleanly nested (overlapping elements are not allowed).
- All attribute values must be enclosed in quotation marks.
- Each document must have a unique first element, the root node.
Try it!
In the following text box, create an XML document that contains both <element>
and <attribute>
nodes. Click the Well-formed? button to see whether your XML document conforms to the XML specification.