The trouble is that the statement “100% XML-compliant” refers only to the syntax, not the spirit. It is entirely possible to create closed, proprietary IT systems that are 100% XML based.

XMLFox XML Editor is a nice freewareprogram that greatly simplifies these tasks. For the uninitiated, XML is a distant cousin to HTML, thelanguage used to describe Web pages.

XML represents such description data, borrowing the markup syntax of HTML to wrap data in "meta data." Using any programming language, even C, a programmer can print formatted XML markup to a file ...

Groovy’s XmlSlurper is an example of how Groovy makes XML reading/parsing/slurping easier than ever. Additional References. Besides the Groovy User Guide section on XmlSlurper, ...