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XML Editor

Using a professional XML editor, you can better write XML documents.


XML is text-based

It refers to Extensible Markup Language XML

You can use a simple XML editor such as Notepad to create or edit XML files.

However, when you start using XML, you will soon discover that using a professional XML editor can better edit XML files.


Why not use Notepad?

Many developers use Notepad to edit XML and HTML documents, this is because the most commonly used operating system comes with Notepad, and it is very easy to use. Personally, I often use Notepad to quickly edit some simple HTML, CSS, and XML files.

However, if you use Notepad for XML editing, you may soon find a lot of problems.

You can not determine the type of document you're editing, so it can not assist your work.


Why use XML editor?

Today, XML is a very important technology, and development projects are using these XML-based technologies:

  • With the structure and data types of the XML Schema definition of XML
  • Use XSLT to transform XML data
  • Use SOAP to exchange XML data between applications
  • Use WSDL to describe web services
  • Use RDF to describe web resources
  • With XPath and XQuery to access XML data
  • Use SMIL to define graphics

To be able to write error-free XML document, you need an intelligent XML editor!


XML Editor

Professional XML editors will help you to write error-free XML documents, according to some DTD or schema to validate XML, and forces you to create valid XML structure.

XML editor should have the following capabilities:

  • Tags are automatically added to the beginning of the end tag
  • Forcing you to write valid XML
  • According to DTD to validate XML
  • According to validate the XML Schema
  • Your XML code syntax color display of