Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition

XML Pointer, XML Base, and XML Linking

XML Pointer, XML Base, and XML Link are all closely related technologies that allow interconnectivity among XML documents and the ability to use and reference subsections of larger documents. The W3C general activity page for the three technologies can be found at

XML Pointer, XML Base and XML Linking

http://www.w3.org/XML/Linking

In addition, each of the individual technologies has a site with their respective Recommendations.

XLink

XLink is a final Recommendation, which can be found here:

XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.0

http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/

XLink provides a mechanism for inserting links into XML documents to link documents together, such as with hyperlinks in HTML.

XBase

XBase is also a ...