Elements in XML

What is an Element in XML?

• An element is the basic building block of an XML document.

• It represents data or a container for data.

• Elements are defined by start and end tags.

XML Element Syntax

<elementName>content</elementName>

• <elementName>: Opening tag

• content: Text, other elements, or empty

• </elementName>: Closing tag

Example

<name>John Doe</name>

Here, name is an element containing the text "John Doe".

Nested Elements

Elements can contain other elements:

<book>  <title>XML Basics</title>  <author>Jane Smith</author>  <year>2025</year></book>

Empty Elements

Elements can be empty, either with no content:

<br></br>

Or self-closing:

<br/>

Elements Can Contain

• Text content (character data)

• Other elements (nested structure)

• Both text and child elements (mixed content)

Valid Element Names

• Must start with a letter or underscore (_)

• Cannot start with a number or punctuation

• Can include letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.)

• Case-sensitive

Summary

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