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The Document Prolog
XML Elements
The Root Element
XML Attributes
Attribute vs. Element?
Whitespace and Comments
XML Character Entities
CDATA Sections
Processing Instructions
Well-Formed Documents

Now, let's learn how to create an XML document.

Here's a simple example of an XML document:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<memo>
  <to>Bill Gates</to>
  <from>Royston G. Farnsworth</from>
  <subj>Microsoft Products</subj>
  <greeting>Dear Bill</greeting>
  <content>
    <para>
    We would like to suggest that you reduce the price 
    of your products. They have become far too expensive.
    </para>
    <para>Please give us a break!</para>
  </content>
</memo>

As you can plainly see, this XML represents a simple memo, with tags for memo, to, from, subj, greeting, content, and para.

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