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򐂰The view on the bottom left shows the Navigator view, which displays the
folders, and files of the project
򐂰The view on the bottom right shows the Tasks view, which shows the
problems and errors to be fixed
5.2 XML perspective editors
In this section, we demonstrate the editing capabilities of the XML components
editors available in the Application Developer.
5.2.1 XML editor
This is a tool for creating and viewing XML files. You can use it to edit the
contents of new XML files, either created from scratch or from existing DTDs, or
XML Schemas. You can also use it to edit XML files, associate them with DTDs
or schemas, and validate them.
Creating an XML file from scratch
In this section, we show how to create a new XML file. To create a new file from
scratch, use the New XML wizard as follows:
򐂰Select File—>New—>Project—>Simple —>Project to bring up the New
Project wizard to create a simple project.
򐂰Select File—>New—>XML to launch the new XML wizard.
򐂰Select the option Create XML file from scratch.
򐂰Select Next.
򐂰In the File name field, type your XML file name.
򐂰Click Finish. The XML file is created and the XML Editor is automatically
opened for you, as shown in Figure 5-2.