Use XML to describe, validate, query, and exchange structured information. Choose a practical guide by your task, find an edition-aware book reference, or connect with people developing XML tools and publishing systems. The learning guides include local practice files and a rendered formatting-object example.
Learn, practice, and choose references
Learning XML: A Small Project from Markup to Output
Create a document, validate its rules, query namespaced elements, and transform the result into a readable page.
XML FAQ: Read Files, Fix Errors, and Understand Namespaces
Read a small XML document and diagnose nesting, encoding, namespace, and validation errors.
XML Parsers: Read, Validate, and Process XML Safely
Choose a parsing model, handle namespaces and errors, and run a small XML processing exercise.
XML Development Tools: Build a Repeatable Validation Workflow
Evaluate tools with one sample project and repeat validation and transformation outside the editor.
DOM Level 3: Understand Document Trees and Maintain XML Code
Read the historical DOM specifications and practice namespace-aware document manipulation in a browser.
XML Books: Choose a Reference for the Task You Need
Select XML reading by experience, task, edition, and the language versions used in your project.
XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition: A Guide to the Book and Series
Understand the Nutshell reference tradition, choose useful chapters, and supplement this 2004 edition with current documentation.
XML Certification: Assess Skills and Plan Exam Preparation
Compare XML Master objectives with practical tasks and verify current enrollment terms before booking.
Store, search, and connect information
XML Servers: Choose Storage and Query Structured Documents
Compare XML storage approaches and run an XQuery report across two small source documents.
XML Search Interfaces: Requests, Results, and Pagination
Read an XML search response, distinguish errors from empty results, and handle pagination deliberately.
XML Topic Maps: Subjects, Relationships, and Identity
Read a small XTM 2.0 example and understand how topics connect knowledge to resources.
GoXML Transform: Understand Legacy Mappings and Plan a Migration
Document an inherited GoXML integration and compare a replacement with explicit mapping and reconciliation rules.
Convert and publish documents
XML Conversion: Turn Word Content into Structured Documents
Define a target structure, map Word content, and check conversion accuracy before processing a collection.
XML Publishing: Create HTML and PDF from One Source
Transform validated XML into readable output and check content, links, and page layout.
XSL 1.0 and XSL-FO: Understand Page Layout and Formatting Objects
Read an XSL-FO page master, render a two-page example, and diagnose common layout problems.
XML Document Automation: Data, Templates, and Reliable Drafts
Separate data and template rules, test conditional sections, and review generated documents before release.
Adobe XML and PDF Forms: Types, Data, and Compatibility
Identify form technologies, verify the receiving viewer, and plan a controlled data-export or migration test.
Exchange messages and protect services
XMPP Explained: Messages, Presence, and Federation
Follow XML stanzas between XMPP clients and servers and distinguish protocol capabilities from delivery evidence.
Emergency Management XML: Read CAP Alerts and Understand EDXL
Interpret a fictional CAP alert lifecycle and distinguish message content, distribution, and operational authorization.
XML Firewalls: Protect XML and SOAP Request Processing
Define gateway and parser controls, then verify request handling with a repeatable acceptance checklist.
XACML Explained: Attributes, Policies, and Authorization Decisions
Trace an authorization request through a policy and test expected decisions with XACML fixtures.
Connect with the community
The XML Community: Recent Conferences and Ways to Connect
Explore XML Prague and Markup UK, read Balisage’s final proceedings, and find active discussion and community-organizing channels.
Historical news indexes
These 2004 indexes preserve earlier announcement summaries. Linked articles may now contain updated guides.
- XML News Archive — Historical collection of XML announcement summaries.
- XML News Digest — Historical roundup of products, projects, and resources.