The XML specifications require that within an XML document all elements have to be nested within a so-called root element. If you take the simple example of a dictionary, the root element could be . Nested within the root element you could then have many elements. A very basic structure might look something like this:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<dictionary>
<entry>
This is the first entry!
</entry>
<entry>
This is the second entry!
</entry>
</dictionary>
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In this example, all
<entry> elements are nested within
<dictionary> element which is the root element of this XML document. Furthermore, each address entry can other have elements nested in it. Each entry could then contain other elements:
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<entry>
<lemma>lexicographer</lemma>
<grammar>noun</grammar>
<sense>
<definition>A harmless drudge.</definition>
<example>Some lexicographers are mad!</example>
</sense>
</entry>
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