XML Editor
Using a professional XML editor, you can write XML documents better.
XML is text-based
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language
You can use a simple XML editor such as Notepad to create or edit XML files.
However, once you start using XML, you will quickly find that using a professional XML editor can better edit XML files.
Why not use Notepad?
Many developers use Notepad to edit XML and HTML documents, because the most common operating systems come with Notepad, and it is very easy to use. Personally, I often use Notepad to quickly edit some simple HTML, CSS, and XML files.
However, if you use Notepad to edit XML, you may quickly discover quite a few problems.
It cannot determine the type of document you are editing, so it cannot assist your work.
Why use an XML editor?
Today, XML is a very important technology, and development projects are using these XML-based technologies:
- Use XML Schema to define the structure and data types of XML
- Use XSLT to transform XML data
- Use SOAP to exchange XML data between applications
- Use WSDL to describe web services
- Use RDF to describe web resources
- Use XPath and XQuery to access XML data
- Use SMIL to define graphics
In order to write error-free XML documents, you need an intelligent XML editor!
XML Editor
A professional XML editor will help you write error-free XML documents, validate XML against a DTD or schema, and force you to create valid XML structures.
An XML editor should have the following capabilities:
- Automatically add end tags for start tags
- Force you to write valid XML
- Validate XML against DTD
- Validate XML against Schema
- Color-code your XML syntax