Returning data as XML

The X in Ajax does, of course, stand for XML, and there are good reasons for using the power of XML in your applications.This is particularly true when you need to use highly structured information and/or perform complex translations between different types of data representation.

As discussed previously, the XMLHTTPRequest object has a further property called responseXML, which can be used to transfer information from the server via XML, rather than in text strings.

This Topic looks into techniques in a little more detail and hopefully gives you a taste of what Ajax applications can achieve when leveraging the power of XML