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xml (XML Data Island)

This proprietary element introduced by Microsoft can be used to embed islands of xml (Extensible Markup Language) data into HTML documents; this will work only under Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. The <xml> element can be used to reference outside data sources using the src attribute, or surround XML data in the HTML document itself.

Syntax (defined by Internet Explorer 5.0)

Events Defined by Internet Explorer

ondataavailable, ondatasetchanged, ondatasetcomplete, onreadystatechange, onrowenter, onrowexit, onrowsdelete, onrowsinserted

Element-Specific Attributes

src

This attribute references an external xml data file.

Examples

<!-- This code embeds xml data directly into a document.
All code between the xml tags is not HTML, but a
hypothetical example of xml. -->

<xml id="tasty">
  <combomeal>
    <burger>
<name>Tasty Burger</name>
  <bun bread="white">
<meat />
<cheese />
<meat />
  </bun>
    </burger>
<fries size="large" />
<drink size="large" flavor="Cola" />
  </combomeal>
</xml>

<!-- This code fragment uses the src attribute to reference an
external file containing xml data. -->

<xml src="combomeal.xml"></xml>

Compatibility

No Standards Support
Internet Explorer 5, 5.5 6

Notes

Support for the <xml> tag is limited to Internet Explorer 5 or better. Mozilla's approach is more focused on embedding HTML within XML documents.

For a more detailed discussion of the element and demonstrations of its use, refer to "Embedding XML into HTML Documents" in Chapter 18.