Different ways to represent a system of names & marks

A very simple illustration of XML techniques. Very useful as a base for coding examples.
The idea is to give an XML structure to a list of (students) names and marks (in the French way : an integer between 0 and 20).
In order to stress the importance of character encoding, names will be written with a wide range of scripts.

  1. Text form 1 : raw text
  2. Text form 2 : CSV (spreadsheet)
  3. XML model 0
  4. XML model 1
  5. XML model 2
  6. XML-RDF form

  1. Text form 1 : raw text

    One name and mark per line, separated by one or more blanks - or tabs.
    Example file : NN.txt
    অগ্নিভ  13
    André    09
    अश्विन्    17
    ధర్మవర్ధన్ 14
    Đức            17
    Hélène      17
    François    07
    Frédéric    13
    Joëlle        06
    João
    Jürgen      12
    Κωσταντίνος 15
    नीरज    14
    सैली  15

  2. Text form 2 : CSV (spreadsheet)

    Example file : NN.csv
    Name,Mark
    অগ্নিভ,13
    André,9
    अश्विन्,17
    ధర్మవర్ధన్ ,14
    Đức,17
    Hélène,17
    François,7
    Frédéric,13
    Joëlle,6
    João,5
    Jürgen,12
    Κωσταντίνος ,15
    नीरज,14
    सैली,15




  3. XML model 0

    names as tags, marks as their content
    Example file : NN.0.xml
    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <list>
        <অগ্নিভ>13</অগ্নিভ>
        <André>09</André>
        <अश्विन्>17</अश्विन्>
        <ధర్మవర్ధన్>14</ధర్మవర్ధన్>
        <Đức>17</Đức>
        <Hélène>17</Hélène>
        <François>07</François>
        <Frédéric>13</Frédéric>
        <Joëlle>06</Joëlle>
        <João>05</João>
        <Jürgen>12</Jürgen>
        <Κωσταντίνος>15</Κωσταντίνος>
        <नीरज>14</नीरज>
        <सैली>15</सैली>
    </list>

  4. XML model 1

    names and marks as attributes of <student> - remember that attribute ordering is irrelevant !
    Example file : NN.1.xml
    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <list>
        <student mark="13" name="অগ্নিভ"/>
        <student mark="09" name="André"/>
        <student mark="17" name="अश्विन्"/>
        <student mark="14" name="ధర్మవర్ధన్"/>
        <student mark="17" name="Đức"/>
        <student mark="17" name="Hélène"/>
        <student mark="07" name="François"/>
        <student mark="13" name="Frédéric"/>
        <student mark="06" name="Joëlle"/>
        <student mark="05" name="João"/>
        <student mark="12" name="Jürgen"/>
        <student mark="15" name="Κωσταντίνος"/>
        <student mark="14" name="नीरज"/>
        <student mark="15" name="सैली"/>
    </list>


  5. XML model 2

    names and marks as children of <student>
    Example file : NN.2.xml
    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <liste>
      <student>
        <name>অগ্নিভ</name>
        <mark>13</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>André</name>
        <mark>09</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>अश्विन्</name>
        <mark>17</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>ధర్మవర్ధన్</name>
        <mark>14</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>Đức</name>
        <mark>17</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>Hélène</name>
        <mark>17</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>François</name>
        <mark>07</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>Frédéric</name>
        <mark>13</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>Joëlle</name>
        <mark>06</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>João</name>
        <mark>05</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>Jürgen</name>
        <mark>12</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>Κωσταντίνος</name>
        <mark>15</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>नीरज</name>
        <mark>14</mark>
      </student>
      <student>
        <name>सैली</name>
        <mark>15</mark>
      </student>
    </liste>


  6. XML-RDF form

    For the background behind this representation see here.
    Example file : NN.rdf.xml
    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
        xmlns:epita="http://epita/masters/international/"
        xml:base="http://epita/masters/international/perso">
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#অগ্নিভ">
        <epita:mark>13</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#André">
        <epita:mark>09</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#अश्विन्">
        <epita:mark>17</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#ధర్మవర్ధన్">
        <epita:mark>14</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#Đức">
        <epita:mark>17</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#Hélène">
        <epita:mark>17</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#François">
        <epita:mark>07</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#Frédéric">
        <epita:mark>13</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#Joëlle">
        <epita:mark>06</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#João">
        <epita:mark>05</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#Jürgen">
        <epita:mark>12</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#Κωσταντίνος">
        <epita:mark>15</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#नीरज">
        <epita:mark>14</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="#सैली">
        <epita:mark>15</epita:mark>
      </rdf:Description>
    </rdf:RDF>