XSL/ XML Parser

[jayshah11]

Hello,

I am aware of what XML parser does in terms of parsing the XML documents and changing the < tags etc.

Also i am not wrong, the browsers have built in XML Parsers like IE has MSXML.DLL and Mozilla has Xpat.

When is it exactly the XML parser used?

Here is what i think and please correct me if i am wrong

1. XML files are generated from a database.
2. Either XML files are connected to HTML for display using the datasrc property or XSL is used to display.

Where is the role of XML Parser here? Is it in backgroung.

I would like some fundamentals clear. Thanks

[Khalid Ali]

XML parser nothing but a reader. It esentially reads an xml file as input and then applies any style that might be provided and then displays the content. If no style(xsl/xslt or css) is provided it just displays the XML data.

[jayshah11]

Khalid, Thanks

Is Microsoft XML DOM a parser? I think it is but want to clarify?

Are there any other parsers that i would come across?

I am a VB, ASP, HTML, JavaScript user. I don't deal with JAVA (so no JAXP).

Over the past weeks, the way i code is call XMLDOM object using JavaScript or VBScript in my HTML page and passed the XML file to that object.

Does this exactly mean that i am loading the file in XML DOM Parser and the result is reflected in the resulting web browser.?

Jay

[Khalid Ali]

Originally posted by jayshah11
loading the file in XML DOM Parser and the result is reflected in the resulting web browser.?

Jay

Yes,
if you visit http://www.w3.org/Style/XSL/ you will find allots parsers there and other usefull info.