Data: XML & XML Toolkit
XML is a key technology to ensure interoperability
But XML, by itself, is not really useful… we need to:
have datatypes, validation
(DTD-s, Schemas, …)
mix XML specifications/applications
(Namespaces)
use hyperlinks
(XLink, XBase, …)
compose/decompose
(XInclude, Fragments, …)
refer to XML data content
(XPath, Query, …)
transform
(XSLT)
encrypt, decrypt, sign
(Signature, Encryption, …)
interact, script
(DOM, Events, …)
etc.
They form the
“architectural”
foundation of the Web
Ivan Herman
, W3C Head of Offices
Beijing, China, 12 November, 2003
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