WML Overview
In the next section, we discuss the concepts behind WML and the syntax rules governing WML, and we introduce the most unique aspect of WML—its "card" and "deck" navigational structure.
Concepts
Since WML uses an XML vocabulary, it would be useful to understand some basic principles of XML (Extensible Markup Language), a tag-based system used for defining, validating, and sharing document formats. Although they are very similar, WML differs from XML in the following ways:
WML's white-space handling rules are not as elaborate as XML's.
WML relies on well-formed expressions.
WML has a built-in method for handing international characters.
If you are already familiar with the requirements of XML, you might find some portions of the section ...
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