How can XML markup be integrated with a web browser?
Once you have created a set of XML tags then, depending how the browser uses XML, you might incorporate these through one of the following schemes: • Stylesheet: The XML file is used directly. Internally, it will have a reference to a stylesheet language file such as XSL. The XSL file has instructions for displaying the XML tags. • Data islands: Values of XML are bound into another file (e.g., HTML) to named tags such as HTML tables, divs, etc. This means the XML will be included by value or reference into the document, and the values inside the tags are used by HTML tags. This is a Microsoft specific solution. • Support by plugin: This is the form where an object tag is used inline to indicate where supporting code can be found, parameters to pass, etc. • Direct object support: The Web browser provides native support for the tags by augmenting its object model to specifically handle these. Obviously, unless the browser is extensible by authors, the tags and their implementation will b
