The XML Declaration

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SONG>
  <TITLE>Hot Cop</TITLE>
  <COMPOSER>Jacques Morali</COMPOSER>
  <COMPOSER>Henri Belolo</COMPOSER>
  <COMPOSER>Victor Willis</COMPOSER>
  <PRODUCER>Jacques Morali</PRODUCER>
  <PUBLISHER>PolyGram Records</PUBLISHER>
  <LENGTH>6:20</LENGTH>
  <YEAR>1978</YEAR>
  <ARTIST>Village People</ARTIST>
</SONG>

• version attribute

  • required

  • always has the value 1.0

• standalone attribute

  • yes

  • no

• encoding attribute

  • UTF-8

  • 8859_1

  • etc.