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Bruce Momjian
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.182 2006/12/21 16:05:12 petere Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.183 2006/12/22 22:09:31 momjian Exp $ -->
<chapter id="datatype"> <chapter id="datatype">
<title id="datatype-title">Data Types</title> <title id="datatype-title">Data Types</title>
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<para> <para>
The data type <type>xml</type> can be used to store XML data. Its The data type <type>xml</type> can be used to store XML data. Its
advantage over storing XML data in, say, a text field is that it advantage over storing XML data in a <type>text</type> field is that it
checks the input values for well-formedness, and there are support checks the input values for well-formedness, and there are support
functions to perform type-safe operations on it; see <xref functions to perform type-safe operations on it; see <xref
linkend="functions-xml">. Currently, there is no support for linkend="functions-xml">. Currently, there is no support for
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</para> </para>
<para> <para>
<acronym>XML</> (Extensible Markup Language) support is not one <acronym>XML</> (Extensible Markup Language) support is not
capability, but a variety of features supported by a database just the existance of an <type>xml</type> data type, but a
system. These capabilities include storage, import/export, variety of features supported by a database system. These
validation, indexing, efficiency of modification, searching, capabilities include import/export, indexing, searching,
transforming, and <acronym>XML</> to <acronym>SQL</> mapping. transforming, and <acronym>XML</> to <acronym>SQL</> mapping.
<productname>PostgreSQL</> supports some but not all of these <productname>PostgreSQL</> supports some but not all of these
<acronym>XML</> capabilities. Future releases of <acronym>XML</> capabilities. For an overview of <acronym>XML</>
<productname>PostgreSQL</> will continue to improve <acronym>XML</> use in databases, see <ulink
support. For an overview of <acronym>XML</> use in databases, see <ulink
url="http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLAndDatabases.htm"></>. url="http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/XMLAndDatabases.htm"></>.
</para> </para>