XSLT - Editor

If you want to learn and use XML seriously, you will definitely benefit from using a professional XML editor.

XML is text-based

XML is a text-based markup language.

An important thing about XML is that it can be created and edited with simple text editors like Notepad.

However, as soon as you start working with XML, you will quickly find that using a professional XML editor to edit XML documents is better.

Why not use Notepad?

Many developers use Notepad to edit XML and HTML documents, because the most commonly used operating systems come with Notepad, and it is 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 soon find many problems.

Notepad cannot determine the type of document you are editing, so it cannot assist you in your work.

Why use an XML editor?

Today, XML is a very important technology, and development projects are using these XML-based technologies:

  • Define the structure and data types of XML using XML Schema
  • Transform XML data using XSLT
  • Exchange XML data between applications using SOAP
  • Describe network services using WSDL
  • Describe network resources using RDF
  • Access XML data using XPath and XQuery
  • Define graphics using SMIL

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 based on a DTD or schema, and enforce the creation of valid XML structures.

An XML editor should have the following capabilities:

  • Automatically Add End Tags for Starting Tags
  • Enforce You to Write Valid XML
  • Validate XML Based on DTD
  • Validate XML Based on Schema
  • Colorize the code display of your XML grammar