XML — Elements

Basic Elements

<name>John Doe</name>
<age>30</age>

Empty Elements

<br/>
<hr/>
<image src="photo.jpg"/>

Nested Elements

<book>
    <title>My Book</title>
    <author>
        <first>John</first>
        <last>Doe</last>
    </author>
</book>

Element Naming Rules

Rule	Example
Start with letter or underscore	<name>, <_data>
Can contain letters, digits, hyphens, underscores	<first-name>
No spaces or special characters	Not <first name>
No starting with xml/XML	Not <xmlData>

Text Content

<price>29.99</price>
<description>This is a book about XML</description>

Mixed Content

<p>This is <b>bold</b> and <i>italic</i> text.</p>

CDATA Sections

For content with special characters:

<script>
<![CDATA[
    if (x < 10 && y > 5) {
        console.log("Hello");
    }
]]>
</script>

Mini Practice

1. Create elements with different content types
2. Use nested elements
3. Create empty elements
4. Use CDATA for special content

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