XML - Managing Data Exchange/Introduction/Answers

Exercise 1

Use NetBeans to create a markup file describing a restaurant. The markup should identify the name and address of the restaurant and the type of food or foods in which it specializes.

Answer

Submitted by Princess Anne Rayborn

<restaurant>My favorite restaurant is <restaurantname>Olive Garden</restaurantname>. It is a chain that has branches all over. I have been to the restaurants in <location>Houston</location>, <location>Marietta</location>, and <location>Alpharetta</location>. They serve <cuisine>Italian</cuisine> food -- my favorite is the <dish>Stuffed Chicken Parmigiana</dish>, and I also recommend the <dish>tiramisu</dish>.</restaurant>

Exercise 2

Let's assume we want to create a personnel file for a smaller company. What kind of data do we have? Analyse the data from following table. Our goal is to transform it into a markup file. Name of the company: 'Exercises inc.'

Answer

Submitted by Stefan Meyer (Team 1)

<company> <company_name> Exercises inc. </company_name> <department> <department_name> finance and accounting </department_name> <person> <firstname>Tobias</firstname> <lastname>Boeswald</lastname> <street>Laxenburger str. 384</street> <city>Vienna</city> <country>Austria</country> <date_of_birth>02/07/1974</date_of_birth> <phone_nr>0431/3445346</phone_nr> <department>finance and accounting</department> <title>Accountant</title> </person> <person> <firstname>Dimitri</firstname> <lastname>Felber</lastname> <street>Neuburger str. 19a</street> <city>Passau</city> <country>Germany</country> <date_of_birth>05/12/1967</date_of_birth> <phone_nr>00498510/523456</phone_nr> <department>finance and accounting</department> <title>CFO</title> </person> </department> <department> <department_name> human resources </department_name> <person> <firstname>Stefan</firstname> <lastname>Meyer</lastname> <street>Breite Gasse 10</street> <city>Nuremberg</city> <country>Germany</country> <date_of_birth>10/09/1972</date_of_birth> <phone_nr>00499110/45365</phone_nr> <department>human resources</department> <title>HR Manager</title> </person> </department> </company>