XML Linking

• XML Base http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlbase

  • Permits use of relative URI path prefixes. Can then shorten references.

• XLink http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/

  • Method for specifying navigational links. Allows enforcement of specific path order through links. xlink:type=“simple” corresponds to HTML <a> or <img> tags.

• XInclude http://www.w3.org/TR/xinclude

  • Copies entire XML documents or selected portions into current document. Candidate recommendation. Uses XPath and XPointer to specify document elements to include.

• XPointer http://www.w3.org/TR/xptr

  • Uses XPath to identify portion of a document. Permits string searches and range specifiers.

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