RSS <category> Element
Definition and Usage
<category> element defines one or more categories to which a channel or item belongs. The <category> element can also define the hierarchical position within a directory (the value of the <category> element is a string separated by forward slashes).
The <category> element can allow RSS aggregators to classify and group the directory of sites/articles (grouping sites/articles based on directories).
Attribute
Tag | Description |
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domain |
Optional. String or URL, identifies the categorization scheme of the category. Example: <category domain="syndic8">IT</category> |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>CodeW3C.com Home Page</title> <link>http://www.codew3c.com</link> <description>Free web building tutorials</description> <category>IT/Internet/Web development</category> <item> <title>RSS Tutorial</title> <link>http://www.codew3c.com/rss</link> <description>New RSS tutorial on CodeW3C.com</description> <category>News</category> <category>Tutorial</category> </item> </channel> </rss>