XLink aware browser..

[Vasim Patel]

Hi

I wanted to know if IE is an XLink aware browser. I tried opening an XML file with XLink tags.
<books xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="books.xml"
xlink:show="replace"
xlink:actuate="onRequest" />

I was hoping I could test the above code, by clikcing the link and it would replace the current contents with books.xml, but there was no such link.
I tried it with XML Spy too. No luck.

Is there a special "XLink aware browser" where I can test my xlink.

thanks
Vasim

[Hari Vignesh Padmanaban]

As far as I know there is no XLink aware browser that supports XLink

Mozilla is the only browser that has minimal support for XLink. And it
only works for Simple links and I am not sure if it supports all features
of Simple Links. You can try Znon.org for the tutorials on XLink. They have
simulated all the XLink features with Javascript(if i am rite!)

trying out the examples there can give you a good idea of how the
technology will actually work if implemnted by browsers !

Here is the example that works on Mozilla

 
 
xlinkSample.xml
 
<example xmlns="http://www.xlinkdemo.com"
       xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
       xlink:href="example.xml"
       xlink:show="new"
       xlink:type="simple">XLink is cool and an awsome technology. Unfortunately not much progress has been done with regard to support of 
XLink in Browsers. Click here to see an example</example>
 
 
 

And the example.xml file is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<books>
<book name="Y is xlink not supported"/>
<book name="need for XLink Support"/>
</books>  

make sure that you have both the XMl files in teh same directory!!

HTH

harii
[ July 01, 2005: Message edited by: Hari Vignesh Padmanaban ]

[Vasim Patel]

Thanks Hari..We are eagerly awaiting the 3rd part of the tutorial at IBM developer site..please, please publish it.

regards
Vasim

[Hari Vignesh Padmanaban]

Originally posted by Vasim Patel:
Thanks Hari..We are eagerly awaiting the 3rd part of the tutorial at IBM developer site..please, please publish it.

regards
Vasim

I wish i had the magic wand to get it published at this very moment

Unfortunately IBM has the "magic wand" :roll: .. and I hope that they get it published ASAP

I will try to get a tentative date from them and let u know ASAP

As mentioned before it is complete and under review :roll:

[Vasim Patel]

Thanks Hari

Is it possible to put it somewhere(say your site) or if you can send it to me by mail. Do let me know if it is possible

Thanks
Vasim

[Hari Vignesh Padmanaban]

Originally posted by Vasim Patel:
Thanks Hari

Is it possible to put it somewhere(say your site) or if you can send it to me by mail. Do let me know if it is possible

Thanks
Vasim

Unfortunately no
You(We) have to wait for it to get published by IBM :roll: