3 - XML Syntax

Write an XML document that contains the following information: your name. Your email address. Your student number. Your home town. Your date of birth. Choose appropriate tags. Use Attributes for the date of birth.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<StudentList>

<Student DateOfBirth="03/01/1990">

<Name>Joseph</Name>

<Email>josephpspiteri@gmail.com</Email>

<StudentNo>4444</StudentNo>

<HomeTown>Mosta</HomeTown>

</Student>

</StudentList>

Have a look at the XML document below. Identify all the syntax errors.

<?xml version= “1.0” ?>

<!DOCTYPE countryCollection SYSTEM "countryList.dtd">

<CountryList>

<Nations TotalNations =”3”/>

<!--Data from CIA --Year Book -->

            <Country CountryCode=”1”>

                        <OfficialName>United States of America</officialName>

                        <Label>Common Names:</label>                     

                        <CommonName>United States</commonName>

                        <CommonName>U.S.</commonName>

                        <Label>Capital:</capital>                     

                        <Capital cityNum=”1”>Washington, D.C. </label>

                        <2ndCity cityNum=”2”>New York </2ndCity>      

                        <Label>Major Cities:</label>     

                        <MajorCity cityNum=”3”>Los Angeles </majorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum=”4”>Chicago </majorCity>              

                        <MajorCity cityNum=”5’>Dallas </majorCity>                 

                        <Label>Bordering Bodies of Water:</label>                                          

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater> Atlantic Ocean </borderingBodyOfWater>

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater> Pacific Ocean </borderingBodyOfWater>                  

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater> Gulf of Mexico </borderingBodyOfWater>     

                        <Label>Bordering Countries:</label>                             

                        <BorderingCountry CountryCode=”1”> Canada </borderingCountry>                                           

                        <BorderingCountry CountryCode =”52”> Mexico </borderingCountry>

</country>

            <Country CountryCode=”81”>

                        <OfficialName> Japan </officialName>

                        <Label>Common Names:</label>                                             

                        <CommonName> Japan </commonName>

                        <Label>Capital:</label>            

                        <Capital>Tokyo</capital cityNum=”1”>

                        <2ndCity cityNum=”2”>Osaka </2ndCity>

                        <Label>Major Cities:</label>                                         

                        <MajorCity cityNum=”3”>Nagoya </majorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum=”4”>Osaka </majorCity>                 

                        <MajorCity cityNum=”5’>Kobe </majorCity>                   

                        <Label>Bordering Bodies of Water:</label>

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater>Sea of Japan </borderingBodyOfWater>

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater>Pacific Ocean </borderingBodyOfWater>                   

            </country>

            <Country CountryCode=”254”>

                        <OfficialName> Republic of Kenya </officialName>

                        <Label>Common Names:</label>                                             

                        <CommonName> Kenya </commonName>

                        <Label>Capital:</label>            

                        <Capital cityNum=’1’>Nairobi </capital>

                        <2ndCity cityNum=’2’>Mombasa</2ndCity>

                        <Label>Major Cities:</label>                                         

                        <MajorCity cityNum=’3’>Mombasa </majorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum=’4’>Lamu </majorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum=’5’>Malindi </majorCity>                

                        <MajorCity cityNum=’6’ cityNum=’7’>Kisumu-Kericho </majorCity>         

                        <Label>Bordering Bodies of Water:</label>

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater <!--Also Lake Victoria --> > Indian Ocean </borderingBodyOfWater>

            </country>       

Corrected version, with some remarks:

• Line 5 contains an extra "--" which is not permitted
• Mismatching tags in lines 11 and 12 with "Label" and "Capital"
• In line 13 and 32, tags cannot start with a number: "2ndCity"
• Incorrent quotation tags use of ' instead of " at line 17, 36, 46, 47, 49-52.
• In line 31, the "cityNum" attribute must be placed in the start tag and not the end tag
• Incorrent use of ";" in line 43. tags must be identical and cannot start with a ";"
• You cannot have the same attribute twice, as seen in line 52
• You cannot have comments in a starting tag, as seen in line 54

<?xml version= "1.0" ?>

<!DOCTYPE countryCollection>

<CountryList>

<Nations TotalNations ="3"/>

<!--Data from CIA Year Book -->

            <Country CountryCode="1">

                        <OfficialName>United States of America</OfficialName>

                        <Label>Common Names:</Label>                    

                        <CommonName>United States</CommonName>

                        <CommonName>U.S.</CommonName>

                        <Label>Capital:</Label>                       

                        <Capital cityNum="1">Washington, D.C. </Capital>

                        <SecondCity cityNum="2">New York </SecondCity>     

                        <Label>Major Cities:</Label>    

                        <MajorCity cityNum="3">Los Angeles </MajorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum="4">Chicago </MajorCity>              

                        <MajorCity cityNum="5">Dallas </MajorCity>                 

                        <Label>Bordering Bodies of Water:</Label>                                         

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater> Atlantic Ocean </BorderingBodyOfWater>

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater> Pacific Ocean </BorderingBodyOfWater>                  

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater> Gulf of Mexico </BorderingBodyOfWater>    

                        <Label>Bordering Countries:</Label>                            

                        <BorderingCountry CountryCode="1"> Canada </BorderingCountry>                                          

                        <BorderingCountry CountryCode ="52"> Mexico </BorderingCountry>

</Country>

            <Country CountryCode="81">

                        <OfficialName> Japan </OfficialName>

                        <Label>Common Names:</Label>                                            

                        <CommonName> Japan </CommonName>

                        <Label>Capital:</Label>                       

                        <Capital cityNum="1">Tokyo</Capital>

                        <SecondCity cityNum="2">Osaka </SecondCity>

                        <Label>Major Cities:</Label>                                        

                        <MajorCity cityNum="3">Nagoya </MajorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum="4">Osaka </MajorCity>                

                        <MajorCity cityNum="5">Kobe </MajorCity>                  

                        <Label>Bordering Bodies of Water:</Label>

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater>Sea of Japan </BorderingBodyOfWater>

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater>Pacific Ocean </BorderingBodyOfWater>                   

            </Country>

            <Country CountryCode="254">

                        <OfficialName> Republic of Kenya </OfficialName>

                        <Label>Common Names:</Label>                                            

                        <CommonName> Kenya </CommonName>

                        <Label>Capital:</Label>                       

                        <Capital cityNum="1">Nairobi </Capital>

                        <SecondCity cityNum="2">Mombasa</SecondCity>

                        <Label>Major Cities:</Label>                                        

                        <MajorCity cityNum="3">Mombasa </MajorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum="4">Lamu </MajorCity>

                        <MajorCity cityNum="5">Malindi </MajorCity>               

                        <MajorCity cityNum="6">Kisumu-Kericho </MajorCity>   

                        <Label>Bordering Bodies of Water:</Label>                 

                        <BorderingBodyOfWater> Indian Ocean </BorderingBodyOfWater>

                        <!--Also Lake Victoria -->

            </Country>