The XML Guide, written by Wattle Software, is a summary of the (W3C) XML Specification 1.0. Each section contains examples, rules to alert you of well-formedness and validity constraints, and notes that provide tips to help you understand XML syntax.

To start using the XML Guide, select a topic from the Table of Contents on the right.

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XML Guide TOC

XML Declaration
DOCTYPE Declaration & DTDs
ELEMENT Type Declaration
ATTLIST Declaration
ENTITY Declaration
NOTATION Declaration
CDATA Section
Processing Instruction
Conditional Section
Comments

Glossary