Converting XML to Its Canonical Form

By default, Stylus Studio creates XML that conforms to the W3C XML 1.0 recommendation. You can also convert any XML document to its canonical form. When you convert XML to its canonical form, the resulting document conforms to the W3C Canonical XML 1.0 recommendation.

Tip

 

Although you can undo conversion to canonical form, consider using Save As to create a copy of the XML document prior to conversion.

To convert an XML document to its canonical form:
1. Open the XML document you want to convert to canonical XML.
2. Select Edit > Make Canonical XML from the Stylus Studio menu.

Alternative: Click the Make Canonical XML button ( ) on the tool bar.

The XML document is converted to its canonical form.

You can undo this operation ( Edit > Undo) if necessary.

XML Editing Views

Stylus Studio includes three synchronized XML editing views: Text View, Tree View, and Grid View, allowing you to work with and edit XML documents in whatever way suits you best.

XPath Query Editor

Stylus Studio's XML Editor has an XPath Query Editor that allows you to easily roubleshoot, test, and debug any XPath expression.

XML Schema Library

The Stylus Studio XML Schema Library provides a detailed reference of many of the world's most commonly used XML vocabularies in an easy-to-read format.

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