The document describes an XML file containing contact information for a person named John Johansen Doe with a phone number. The XML file is parsed by an XML parser that converts it into an abstract model representation as a DOM tree, where each element in the XML file becomes a node in the tree structure with properties like parentNode, firstChild, and nextSibling. The abstract model can then be used by various XML processing components for tasks like loading, saving, validation, views, and querying with XPath.

3. A
P Application
I
XML File XML Parser Abstract Model

6. <?xml version=”1.0”?>
<contacts>
<contact>
<name>
<first>John</first>
<middle>Johansen</middle>
<last>Doe</last>
</name>
<phone>043678002</phone>
</contact>
<contacts>
XML Data DOM Tree

9. previousSibling
firstChild
parentNode
lastChild
nextSibling

13. Load and Save
Core
Validation
Abstract Schemas
Views and Formatting
Xpath