What format is xml?

In fact, xml, like html files, is a text file, which means Extensible Markup Language, and it is a relatively simple data storage language.

HTML is designed to display data, with emphasis on displaying data and how to display data better. HTML is related to displaying information, while XML is related to describing information. Many softwares will contain some XML files. In fact, this is an extensible markup language file, which is used to mark electronic files and make them structured, and usually cannot be opened directly.

To open an XML file, in fact, the simplest thing is to open it with an EXCEL spreadsheet. You can also right-click to open it in Notepad, but if you want to edit an XML file, you'd better use an XML editor or a professional text editor.

In addition, XML files have become a standard method for storing and transmitting data between programs and the Internet. It can cross any platform of the Internet and is not limited by programming languages and operating systems, which greatly reduces the complexity of exchanging data and enables these data to be read by different programs.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia -xml format.