XML Related Technologies


The following is a list of XML technologies.


XHTML (Extensible HTML)
A stricter and cleaner XML-based version of HTML.

XML DOM (XML Document Object Model)
A standard document model for accessing and manipulating XML.

XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language)XSL consists of three parts:

  • XSLT(XSL Transformation) - Converts XML to other formats, such as HTML
  • XSL-FO(XSL Formatting Objects) - A language for formatting XML documents
  • XPath- A language for navigating XML documents

XQuery (XML Query Language)
An XML-based language for querying XML data.

DTD (Document Type Definition)
A standard for defining legal elements in an XML document.

XSD (XML Schema)
An XML-based alternative to DTD.

XLink (XML Linking Language)
A language for creating hyperlinks in XML documents.

XPointer (XML Pointer Language)
Allows XLink hyperlinks to point to more specific parts of an XML document.

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
An XML-based protocol that allows applications to exchange information over HTTP.

WSDL (Web Services Description Language)
An XML-based language for describing web services.

RDF (Resource Description Framework)
An XML-based language for describing web resources.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
A format for aggregating news and news-like site content.

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
Defines graphics in XML format.

Other Extensions