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A simple XML Resume example

If you have read the introduction to XML then lets look at how we can use XML to structure information about a resume.

A well formed XML document has the following:

• a Prolog - instructions for the parser for processing the actual document
• the Document itself - contains one root element and other sub-elements and nested elements
• an Epilog - this is optional and can have some more information about the document.

Some of things you should note before you proceed. This is not an exhaustive list, but nevertheless this will suffice for now.

• All tags in an XML document should be properly closed unlike HTML where you may omit some closing tags like </P> and the browser would still forgive you and render the document properly.
• Tags are case-sensistive. For example <Name> and <name> and <NAME> are three different tags
• A XML tag may or may not have a atrribute. Like <EMPLOYEE TYPE= "Regular">
• Every document must have a XML Declaration or a Document Type Declaration so that the parser knows that this is a XML document
• There is usually a Document Type Definition (DTD) associated with every XML document. This is a special file or block of text within an XML document which has the special grammar rules for the document.
• Your XML document can be valid without having a DTD associated with it. As long as your document has ben created applying all the XML rules as per the standards, you can be pretty sure that it is a well formed document. We will see later on how to check the validity of a XMl document with an associated DTD

Note: Do not mistake Document Type Declaration with Document Type Definition (DTD). A document type declaration is simply a declaration that this is a XML document and what version of XML you are using. A simple declaration with the bare essential attributes is like this - <?xml version="1.0" ?>

Okay now lets dive straight into our first XML document. There is so much more information about the structure of an XML document, Document Type Declaration and Document Type Definitions, etc. I cannot cover all of that here as it would simply entail writing a whole book about it :) I have added comments wherever possible and hope they should suffice. So on we go.

 <?xml version="1.0" ?>
 <!-- This line here is a Prolog. More correctly it tells that this is a XML document -->
 
 <!-- now lets look at the Document itself -->
<CANDIDATE><!-- the root element -->
 <CANDIDATE_INFO>
    <NAME>
        <FIRST_NAME>Sunit</FIRST_NAME>
        <LAST_NAME>Katkar</LAST_NAME>
    </NAME>
    <CONTACT_INFO>
        <EMAIL>sunitkatkar@hotmail.com</EMAIL>
        <PHONE>555-123-4567</PHONE>
    </CONTACT_INFO>
    <SKILLS>
        <SKILL>
          <LANGUAGE>ASP</LANGUAGE>
          <EXPERIENCE>4 years</EXPERIENCE>
        </SKILL>
        <SKILL>
          <LANGUAGE>PHP</LANGUAGE>
          <EXPERIENCE>1 year</EXPERIENCE>
        </SKILL>
        <SKILL>
          <LANGUAGE>Javascript</LANGUAGE>
          <EXPERIENCE>4 years</EXPERIENCE>
        </SKILL>
    </SKILLS>
 </CANDIDATE_INFO>
 <CANDIDATE_INFO> <!-- lets have one more candidate -->
    <NAME>
        <FIRST_NAME>John</FIRST_NAME>
        <LAST_NAME>Doe</LAST_NAME>
    </NAME>
    <CONTACT_INFO>
        <EMAIL>john@doe.com</EMAIL>
        <PHONE>555-321-7654</PHONE>
    </CONTACT_INFO>
    <SKILLS>
        <SKILL>
          <LANGUAGE>Visual Basic</LANGUAGE>
          <EXPERIENCE>4 years</EXPERIENCE>
        </SKILL>
        <SKILL>
          <LANGUAGE>JSP</LANGUAGE>
          <EXPERIENCE>2 years</EXPERIENCE>
        </SKILL>
    </SKILLS>
 </CANDIDATE_INFO>
</CANDIDATE>