XML的实体--ENTITY

ENTITY 实体
在一个甚至多个XML文档中频繁使用某一条数据，我们可以预先定义一个这条数据的“别名”，即一个ENTITY，然后在这些文档中需要该数据的地方调用它。
XML定义了两种类型的ENTITY，一种在XML文档中使用，另一种作为参数在DTD文件中使用。
ENTITY的定义语法：
<!DOCTYPE  文件名 [
<!ENTITY  实体名 "实体内容">
]>
定义好的ENTITY在文档中通过“&实体名;”来使用。
例：booklist_a.xml

<? xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<! DOCTYPE booklist [
<!ENTITY publisher "ABC company" >
]>
< booklist >
< book >
< name > Ajax </ name >
< price > $5.95 </ price >
< description > Foundations of Ajax. </ description >
< publisher > &publisher; </ publisher >
</ book >
< book >
< name > Ajax Patterns </ name >
< price > $7.95 </ price >
< description > Introduction of Ajax Patterns. </ description >
< publisher > &publisher; </ publisher >
</ book >
< book >
< name > Ajax Web App </ name >
< price > $8.95 </ price >
< description > Edition 2. </ description >
< publisher > &publisher; </ publisher >
</ book >
< book >
< name > Core CSS </ name >
< price > $4.50 </ price >
< description > A book for CSS. </ description >
< publisher > &publisher; </ publisher >
</ book >
< book >
< name > JSF and Ajax </ name >
< price > $6.95 </ price >
< description > Apress. </ description >
< publisher > &publisher; </ publisher >
</ book >
</ booklist >

 显示结果：

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

  <!DOCTYPE booklist (View Source for full doctype...)>

- < booklist >

- < book >

  < name > Ajax </ name >

  < price > $5.95 </ price >

  < description > Foundations of Ajax. </ description >

  < publisher > ABC company </ publisher >

  </ book >

- < book >

  < name > Ajax Patterns </ name >

  < price > $7.95 </ price >

  < description > Introduction of Ajax Patterns. </ description >

  < publisher > ABC company </ publisher >

  </ book >

- < book >

  < name > Ajax Web App </ name >

  < price > $8.95 </ price >

  < description > Edition 2. </ description >

  < publisher > ABC company </ publisher >

  </ book >

- < book >

  < name > Core CSS </ name >

  < price > $4.50 </ price >

  < description > A book for CSS. </ description >

  < publisher > ABC company </ publisher >

  </ book >

- < book >

  < name > JSF and Ajax </ name >

  < price > $6.95 </ price >

  < description > Apress. </ description >

  < publisher > ABC company </ publisher >

  </ book >

  </ booklist >