XML Editor

Using the XML Editor, you can create and edit well-formed XML documents.

To open the XML Editor, create a new XML file or open an already existing file.

The Structure of the XML Editor

There are two views available for the processing of XML documents, the Design view and the Source view. You can switch between these to views by using the tabs at the Editor's lower edge.

Design view

The Design view displays the tree structure of the opened XML document as a table. In the left column, you find the different nodes, which can be expanded, if child nodes exist. In the right column, the node values are displayed.

The context menu provides the following functions:

Remove:Remove selected node
Add DTD Information:Add a DTD (Document Type Definition) structure information
Edit Namespaces:Edit the node's namespaces
Add Attribute:Add new XML attribute
Add Child:Add child node (element, processing instruction etc.)
Add Before: Add node before the selected node
Add After:Add node behind the selected node

Source view

In the XML Editor's Source view, you can edit the XML document's source code. The editor supports you with the following functions:

Syntax highlighting: Different node types are highlighted with colors.
Check well-formed: XML documents are checked, if they are well-formed when saving.
Syntax completion: The editor suggests elements when you want to insert new nodes
Pretty-Print: Format the XML documents with indents and line breaks to be more readable via the Source > Format menu.