When using SVG within HTML5: Is the XML declaration <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> needed with SVG as images via <img> or as CSS background-images? This is slightly related...

I need to get plain xml, without the <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?> at the beginning and xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSc...

I am trying to check whether an xml file contains the necessary xml declaration ("header"), let's say: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> ...rest of xml file... I am using xml Element...

I am new to XML and I am trying to understand the basics. I read the line below in "Learning XML", but it is still not clear, for me. Can someone point me to a book or website which explains these ...

Is having two XML declarations in the same document well-formed XML? <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <a> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <b> hello </b&...

Despite using the SaveOptions.DisableFormatting option in the following code: XDocument xmlDoc = XDocument.Load(FileManager.SourceFile); string element="campaign"; string attribute="id"; var ite...

I'm using python's lxml and I'm trying to read an xml document, modify and write it back but the original doctype and xml declaration disappears. I'm wondering if there's an easy way of putting it ...

I am parsing an XML file using Sax Parser of Xerces. Is the XML declaration <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> required?

Is it OK to put comments before the XML declaration in an XML file? <!-- Is this bad to do? --> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <someElement />