W3C Tutorial (5): W3C XML Activities

XML is designed to describe, store, transmit and exchange data. XML 1.0 is the latest version of XML.

To learn more about XML, read our XML tutorial. XML Version XML 1.0

As a W3C recommendation, XML 1.0 was published on February 10, 1998. XML 1.0 (Second Edition)

As a W3C recommendation, XML 1.0 (SE) was published on October 6, 2000.

The second edition is just a correction (vulnerability fix) based on the merging of the first edition of the errata. XML 1.0 (Third Edition)

The second edition is only a correction (vulnerability fix) based on the merging of the errata of the first and second editions. XML 1.1

As a working draft, XML 1.1 was published on 13 December 2001 and as a candidate recommendation on 15 October 2002.

XML 1.1 allows the use of almost all Unicode characters in names. Other W3C XML technology XML namespaces

An XML namespace can specify a method to define the element and attribute names used in XML in a way associated with a URI reference. XML Linking (XLink, XPointer, and XML Base)

XML Linking Language (XLink), which allows you to insert links into XML documents.

XML Pointer Language (XPointer), allows linking addresses to specific parts of an XML document.

XML Base is a standard for making default references to external XML resources. (Similar to <base> in HTML). XInclude

XInclude is a mechanism for merging XML documents using elements, attributes, and URI references. W3C XML specifications and timelines specification Draft/Proposal recommend XML 1.0 February 10, 1998 XML 1.0 (2.Ed) October 6, 2000 XML 1.0 (3.Ed) February 4, 2004 XML 1.1 February 4, 2004 XML 1.1 (2.Ed) August 16, 2006 XML 1.0 Namespaces January 14, 1999 XML 1.0 Namespaces SE March 4, 2004 XML 1.1 Namespaces March 4, 2004 XML 1.1 Namespaces SE August 16, 2006 XML 1.1 Namespaces Infoset October 24, 2001 XML Infoset (2.Ed) February 4, 2004 XML Base June 27, 2001 XLink 1.0 June 27, 2001 XPointer Framework March 25, 2003 XPointer element() scheme March 25, 2003 XPointer xmlns() scheme March 25, 2003 XInclude 1.0 December 20, 2004 XInclude 1.0 SE November 15, 2006 XML Processing Model April 5, 2004 W3C Quote

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