Appendix D. Atom Syndication Format
This appendix provides a quick overview of how to use Atom
entry and feed documents for resources. Figures D-1 and D-2 show a
high-level view of the structure of Atom entry and feed elements. For a complete description of
these elements, see RFC 4287.


Key Elements of Feeds and Entries
Here is a list of the key elements within the Atom
entry and feed elements. Note that both feeds and
entries are extensible, and you can introduce new attributes and elements.
atom:author
Contained in: atom:feed and
atom:entry
The atom:author element represents the person or entity that created the entry
or feed. It can contain several child elements including
atom:name, atom:uri, and
atom:email. A single Atom entry or feed can contain more
than one atom:author element. Each
atom:author element should have at least an
atom:name element. The atom:uri and
atom:email elements are optional.
Here is an example of the
atom:author element:
<atom:author xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <atom:name>J. P. Williams</atom:name> <atom:uri>http://www.example.org/jpwill</atom:uri> <atom:email>jpwill@example.org</atom:email> </atom:author>
If the Atom feed has an atom:author element, each
Atom entry need not have an atom:author element. Also, ...
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