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Describe the differences between XML and HTML.
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5. Describe the differences between XML and HTML.
It's amazing how many developers claim to be proficient programming with XML, yet do not understand the basic differences between XML and HTML. Anyone with a fundamental grasp of XML should be able describe some of the main differences outlined in the table below.
Differences Between XML and HTML
Table 1.
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XML |
HTML |
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User definable tags |
Defined set of tags designed for web display |
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Content driven |
Format driven |
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End tags required for well formed documents |
End tags not required |
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Quotes required around attributes values |
Quotes not required |
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Slash required in empty tags |
Slash not required |
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