Self-Describing XML

Conclusion

In this chapter, several concepts of XML that are relevant to Web Services were introduced. The most import concepts are the ideas of primitive schema types, namespaces, elements and attributes, and the concept of a well-formed XML document. These are terms that will reappear in the next few chapters as you explore SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI. By reading this chapter, several of the key XML concepts should be fresh in your mind.