W3C XML Activity
XML was designed to describe, store, transmit and exchange data.
XML Tutorial
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XML version
XML 1.0
Recommended as a W3C, XML 1.0 released on February 10, 1998.
XML 1.0 (Second Edition)
Recommended as a W3C, XML 1.0 (SE) released on October 6, 2000.
The second edition is just correction (bug fixes) on the basis of the first edition of the merger carried out on the errata.
XML 1.0 (Third Edition)
The second edition is just correction (bug fixes) on the basis of combined first and second editions of the errata carried on.
XML 1.1
As a working draft, XML 1.1 released on December 13, 2001, and as a Candidate Recommendation Posted on October 15, 2002.
XML 1.1 allows the use of almost all of the Unicode characters in the name.
Other W3C XML technology
XML namespaces (Namespaces)
XML namespaces may provide a method by reference associated with the URI way, to define the elements that are used in XML and attribute names.
XML Linking (XLink, XPointer and XML Base)
XML Linking Language (XLink), allows you to insert a link to the XML document.
XML Pointer Language (XPointer), allows links to address specific parts of an XML document.
XML Base is a standard for external XML resources default reference. (Similar to HTML in the <base>).
XInclude
XInclude is a use of elements, attributes, and URI references mechanism for merging XML documents.
W3C XML Specifications and Timeline
| specification | Draft / proposal | recommend |
|---|---|---|
| XML 1.0 | February 10, 1998 | |
| XML 1.0 (2.Ed) | October 6, 2000 | |
| XML 1.0 (3.Ed) | February 4, 2004 | |
| XML 1.1 | Dated February 4th 2004 | |
| XML 1.1 (2.Ed) | August 16, 2006 | |
| XML 1.0 Namespaces | January 14, 1999 | |
| XML 1.0 Namespaces SE | March 4, 2004 | |
| XML 1.1 Namespaces | March 4, 2004 | |
| XML 1.1 Namespaces SE | August 16, 2006 | |
| XML Infoset | October 24, 2001 | |
| XML Infoset (2.Ed) | February 4, 2004 | |
| XML Base | June 27, 2001 | |
| XLink 1.0 | June 27, 2001 | |
| XPointer Framework | March 25, 2003 | |
| XPointer element () scheme | March 25, 2003 | |
| XPointer xmlns () scheme | March 25, 2003 | |
| XInclude 1.0 | December 20, 2004 | |
| XInclude 1.0 SE | November 15, 2006 | |
| XML Processing Model | April 5, 2004 | |
| XMLHttpRequest Object | August 3, 2010 |