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82 The XML Files: Development of XML/XSL Applications Using WebSphere Studio
Figure 5-2 XML editor
Editing an XML file
The XML Editor has two main views: Source view, Design view, in addition to
utilizing the Outline view, and Task view. The Source view is a text editor that lets
you directly edit the source of the XML document. It has several text editing
features, such as syntax highlighting, and content assist, which uses the
information in a DTD or schema content model to provide a list of acceptable
continuations depending on where the cursor is located in an XML file, or what
has just been types. The XML editor Source view also includes a smart
double-clicking behavior. If your cursor is placed in an attribute value, one
double-click selects that value, another double-click selects the attribute-value
pair, and a third double-click selects the entire tag. This makes it easier to copy
and paste commonly used pieces of your XML code.
The Design view displays the XML document as a tree enabling you to
manipulate the document by adding, removing, and editing tree nodes. This also
makes navigation easier. Note that in the left column of the Design view, we see
the elements, attributes, and other nodes of the XML document's tree. The right
column is used to display the values associated with these nodes. Content and
attribute values can be edited directly in the table cells, while right-click menus on