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Meaning of - <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

I am new to XML and I am trying to understand the basics. I read the line below in "Learning …

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Does a valid XML file require an XML declaration?

I am parsing an XML file using Sax Parser of Xerces. Is the XML declaration <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?&…

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How can I make the xmlserializer only serialize plain xml?

I need to get plain xml, without the <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?> at the beginning and xmlns:xsi="…

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SVG in HTML5 – when is XML declaration `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>` needed?

When using SVG within HTML5: Is the XML declaration <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> needed with SVG as images …

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How to prevent XDocument from adding XML version and encoding information

Despite using the SaveOptions.DisableFormatting option in the following code: XDocument xmlDoc = XDocument.Load(FileManager.SourceFile); string element="campaign"; string …

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Reading contents of XML file without having to remove the XML declaration

I want to read all XML contents from a file. The code below only works when the XML declaration (<?…

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