XML Pocket Reference: Extensible Markup Language
by By Eckstein, Robert
Category: Computers , Programming Languages , General

XML, the Extensible Markup Language, is the next-generation  markup language for the Web. It provides a more structured  (and therefore more powerful) medium than HTML, allowing us  to define new document types and stylesheets as needed.   Although the generic tags of HTML are sufficient for everyday  text, XML gives us a way to add rich, well-defined markup to  electronic documents.The XML Pocket Reference is both a handy introduction to  XML terminology and syntax, and a quick reference to XML instructions, attributes, entities, and datatypes. It also covers XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language), necessary to  ensure that your XML documents have a consistent look and  feel across platforms.Although XML itself is complex, its basic concepts are  simple. This small book acts both as a perfect tutorial  for learning the basics of XML, and as a reference to the  XML and XSL specifications.