How to Analyze an XML Feed
An XML feed lets users import your blog posts or website updates into a reader. To analyze the structure of a feed, you must view the XML. You can view an RSS feed's XML by clicking the linking and viewing the data in your browser. You use this feature to view the XML structure and determine how to set up a reader for the feed.
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Instructions
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Open a Web browser and navigate to the website that contains the feed you want to analyze. Click the RSS button on the page to open the XML.
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View the root node. The root node is the first node in the data set. The root node "describes" the content within the RSS file. For instance, if you have a list of articles, the root node might be named "articles."
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Review the section nodes. For instance, if you have a list of articles, the section node tag is named "article." The section node describes one data record, and it is typically the singular word from the root node.
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View the data for the records. The data within the section nodes is variable, but every section node has the same data sets. For instance, an XML file with a list of articles has a title, short description and link node. This information is used by the reader to link to the article.
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