What are the advantages of XML?

Answer:

Some advantages of XML are:

  • It is a platform independent language.
  • It is as easy as HTML.
  • XML is fully compatible with applications like JAVA, and it can be combined with any application which is capable of processing XML irrespective of the platform it is being used on.
  • XML is an extremely portable language to the extent that it can be used on large networks with multiple platforms like the internet, and it can be used on handhelds or palmtops or PDAs.
  • XML is an extendable language, meaning that you can create your own tags, or use the tags which have already been created.
  • It can be deployed on any network if it is amicable for usage with the application in use.
  • If the application can work along with XML, then XML can work on any platform and has no boundaries.
  • It is also vendor independent and system independent. While data is being exchanged using XML, there will be no loss of data even between systems that use totally different formats.
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