Question

I have some files in XML, within a forum that is .net 4 / c#. In particular, part of the English.XML file dictates the input of an e-mail that is sent to clients once they’re approved for forum use.

I now know you can’t use things like:

<b> or <ol><li> tags

in an XML file, because when I try, it doesn’t work. So if I wanted to make text in an e-mail come out in bold, and if I want to bullet a list, how would I do so in an XML file? And if I do make a change, is there a way to prevent it from looking strange if the client doesn’t have html e-mail enabled in their e-mail program? Thanks for any guidance you can offer!

Answer 1

As long as you can keep the format in valid XML format should be fine.
For example

<b>Bold</b> 

<ol>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
</ol> 

The above markup are both valid XML and HTML.