What Does XML Data Island Mean?
An XML data island is an XML document residing within an HTML page. This avoids having to write code (i.e. a script) just to load the XML document, or having to load it through a tag. Client side scripts can directly access these XML data islands. These XML data islands can be bound to HTML elements also.
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Techopedia Explains XML Data Island
In an HTML document, the XML element is written as:
It signifies the beginning of the XML data island. Following this, an ID attribute may be inserted to identify the data island:
An XML data island may be created by three methods: Inline XML; using an XML tag and using the script tag.
Internet Explorer (IE) Mobile 6 is required for XML data islands to function properly; the same methodology may be used for IE Mobile 6.5.
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