Simple XML
Simple XML is a variation of XML containing only elements. All attributes are converted into elements. Not having attributes or other xml elements such as the XML declaration / DTDs allows the use of simple and fast parsers. This format is also compatible with mainstream XML parsers. Structure. For example: would represent: Validation. Simple XML uses a simple XPath list for validation. The XML snippet above for example, would be represented by: or a bit more human readable as: This allows the XML to be processed as a stream (without creating an object model in memory) with fast validation