| XML comments have the exact same syntax as HTML comments. A comment is used to temporarily edit out a portion of XML code or to leave a note . Although XML is a supposed to be self-describing data, you may still come across some instances where an XML comment might be necessary. Below is an example of a notation comment that should be used when you need to leave a note to yourself or to someone who may be viewing your XML. |
| Example: |
| <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”ISO-8859-15″?> <!–Associate commission details are updated bi-weekly –> <associate_details> <associate> <name>XYZ Kumar</name> <commission>50K</commision> </ associate > <associate> <name>Dharmendra Das</name> <commission>52K</commision> </ associate > <associate> <name>ABC </name> <commission>92K</commision> </ associate > </associate_details> <!– End of associate commission details–> |
| For many different reasons, sometimes you might want to temporarily remove some XML code from your XML document. XML Comments let you do this easily, as this example below shows. |
| Example: |
| <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”ISO-8859-15″?> <!–Associate commission details are updated bi-weekly –> <associate_details> <– <associate> <name>XYZ Kumar</name> <commission>50K</commision> </ associate > –> <associate> <name>Dharmendra Das</name> <commission>52K</commision> </ associate > <associate> <name>ABC </name> <commission>92K</commision> </ associate > </associate_details> <!– End of associate commission details–> |