In this article, Lamont Adams gives an introduction of XML and its basic syntax. Written by Lamont Adams, Contributor June 26, 2002 at 7:59 p.m. PT.

The trouble is that the statement “100% XML-compliant” refers only to the syntax, not the spirit. It is entirely possible to create closed, proprietary IT systems that are 100% XML based.

XML data that conforms to the rules of XML syntax. There is typically little or no tolerance for straying from any electronic standard. However, HTML, the tag-based format language created prior ...

To enforce structure requirements for an XML document, you have to turn to one of XML's attendant technologies, data type definition (DTD). And that's the subject of this article.

One of the benefits of learning how to read XML is the ability to gather useful data from a variety of sources. For example, your application might need ticket information from music site that ...

Check out Builder.com’s “Remedial XML” series for more information on XML syntax, DTDs, schemas, and parsing with the DOM and SAX.