XML Attributes are used to describe XML elements or to provide additional information about element.

XML Attributes provide additional information that is not part of the data

XML elements can have attributes in name/value pairs as in HTML.

Attributes must always be in quotes. Either single or double quotes are valid, though double quotes are most common.

Attributes are always contained within the start tag of an element.

XML Attributes & Elements

	Attributes	Elements
multiple values	Can Not contain multiple value	Can contain multiple values
expansible	Not expansible	expansible
describe structure	Can Not describe structure	Can describe structure
manipulate by program code	are more difficult to manipulate by program code	are easier to manipulate by program code
validate againist a DTD	Attribute values are difficult to validate againist a DTD.	Element values are easy to validate aganist a DTD.
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