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attilahajzer

How can i incorporate XML more into my portfolio website?

what elements can be changed? and am i going to need to find another host that serves for xml like PHP sometimes needs to?
PS. i do not want Flash Components.
i would love replies to this.
thank you.

- Attila

TT_Mark

What XML are you looking to incorporate? If you want to take an XML file and display the contents as something readable, you'll need to use PHP

attilahajzer

oh seriously?

Johnnyb

Isn't it possible to use jquery to parse xml using ajax?: http://webhole.net/2009/12/16/how-to-read-xml-with-javascript/

whiteInkDesign

xml is like a simple database. Only you make up all the tags for the data. Ex:

<bookshop>
  <book>
    <title>Infinite Jest</title>
    <author>David Foster Wallace</author>
    <year>1996</year>
    <price>39.99</price>
  </book>
  <book>
    <title>Gravity's Rainbow</title>
    <author>Thomas Pynchon</author>
    <year>1973</year>
    <price>49.95</price>
  </book>
</bookshop>

You then use php or js to call data from the xml file to display on in your html.
Not sure quite what you would use it for on a portfolio site.

attilahajzer

could i use it for the portfolio part, like the images? and then display them like that? possibly in a grid system and lay it out like that, and with php - randomize it?

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XML incorporate.