Create and Edit XML Files

Since XML is a text file it can be created and edited in any text editor such as "Notepad" or "Wordpad". However, there are many XML tools available on the market that provides "intelligent" editing of an XML file. The tools may for instance:

• Check that the file is a well-formed XML document.

• Present the document in a "tree view", that can be expanded/collapsed.

• Automatically add closing tags when editing

• Validate the document against its vocabulary, if any.

• Support "context-sensitive editing". When you edit a document that applies to a special vocabulary and you want to insert something new, the tool will let you choose among all element/attributes that are valid in the current context. This will very much facilitate the editing if the vocabulary is complex.

There are many XML tools available on the market as freeware, shareware or commercial. Some of them offers all the functionality described above while others only support parts of the functionality.