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  1. XML for beginners
  2.  
  3.  
  4. Let's see what some XML looks like.
  5.  
  6. <entry>
  7.     <name>
  8.        <firstname>Peter</firstname>
  9.        <lastname>Spurling</lastname>
  10.     </name>
  11.     <address>
  12.        <address_line1>42 Exmouth Street</address_line1>
  13.        <address_line2>Stoke Newington</address_line2>
  14.        <address_line3>London</address_line3>
  15.        <postcode>N17 8JQ</postcode>
  16.      </address>     
  17. </entry>
  18.  
  19.  
  20.  
  21. <?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
  22. <!DOCTYPE entry SYSTEM "clients.dtd">
  23. <?xml:stylesheet type="/text/xsl" href="Clientlist.xsl"?>
  24. <entry>
  25.     <name>
  26.        <firstname>Peter</firstname>
  27.        <lastname>Spurling</lastname>
  28.     </name>
  29.     <address>
  30.        <address_line1>42 Exmouth Street</address_line1>
  31.        <address_line2>Stoke Newington</address_line2>
  32.        <address_line3>London</address_line3>
  33.        <postcode>N17 8JQ</postcode>
  34.      </address>     
  35. </entry>
  36.  
  37.  
  38.  
  39. Here's our half-built stylesheet:
  40.  
  41. $DOCUMENT {
  42.   font-size: 12pt;
  43.   margin-top: 5px;
  44.   margin-left: 10px;
  45. }
  46. * {
  47.   display: block;
  48.   background-color: white;
  49.   padding: 2px;
  50.  
  51. grapes {
  52. color : #000000;
  53. }
  54.  
  55.  
  56. Finally let's complete our stylesheet by adding CSS instructions for all the tags.
  57.  
  58. $DOCUMENT {
  59.   font-size: 12pt;
  60.   margin-top: 5px;
  61.   margin-left: 10px;
  62. }
  63. * {
  64.   display: block;
  65.   background-color: white;
  66.   padding: 2px;
  67.  
  68. grapes {
  69. color : white;
  70. }
  71.  
  72. reds {
  73. background-color: yellow;
  74. font-family : verdana, helvetica;
  75. color : red;
  76. border : solid 5px;
  77. border-color : red;
  78. } 
  79.  
  80. whites {
  81. background-color: gray;
  82. font-family : verdana, helvetica;
  83. color : white;
  84. border : solid 5px;
  85. border-color : yellow;
  86. } 
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