Attribute with name value pair for an element in XML file

To give more detail about the element we can use attributes. We give more details about the element by using attributes. All attributes will have name and value. Where value are kept within quotes. Here is an example. For each member we can have two address , one is residential and other is official.

<address type='residential'>
<door_no>234-ac</door_no>
<street>Great Wall</street>
<city>Alabama</city>
</address>
<address type='official'>
<door_no>456-cd</door_no>
<street>North Street</street>
<city>New York</city>
</address>

In the above code attribute gives us idea on type of data the element is having.
Check this sample xml file with attributes.

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Attributes with name value pair

<address type='residential'> <door_no>234-ac</door_no> <street>Great Wall</street> <city>Alabama</city> </address> <address type='official'> <door_no>456-cd</door_no> <street>North Street</street> <city>New York</city> </address>

<address type='residential'>
<door_no>234-ac</door_no>
<street>Great Wall</street>
<city>Alabama</city>
</address>
<address type='official'>
<door_no>456-cd</door_no>
<street>North Street</street>
<city>New York</city>
</address>