Compressing XML—Part I, Writing WBXML : Page 4

WBXML is a binary form of XML suitable for wireless and bandwidth-restricted applications.

by Bilal Siddiqui

Dec 1, 2001

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Table 1: WBXML Byte Code for the WML of Listing 1

Byte No.	Byte Code.	Description.	Byte No.	Byte Code.	Description.
1	0x03	WBXML version 1.3.	91	0x50	p.
2	0x04	Well known public identifier.	92	0x72	r.
3	0x6A	Charset = UTF-8	93	0x6F	o.
4	0x00	String table length.	94	0x64	d.
5	0x7F	with content.	95	0x75	u.
6	0xE7	with content and attributes.	96	0x63	c.
7	0x55	Id=	97	0x74	t.
8	0x03	Inline string follows.	98	0x2E	.
9	0x48	H.	99	0x00	Inline String ends.
10	0x6F	o.	100	0x01
11	0x6D	m.	101	0x01
12	0x65	e.	102	0x01
13	0x00	Inline String ends.	103	0xE7	with content and attributes
14	0x36	Title attribute code.	104	0x55	id=
15	0x03	Inline String follows.	105	0x03	Inline string follows.
16	0x54	T.	106	0x50	P.
17	0x68	h.	107	0x72	r.
18	0x65	e.	108	0x6F	o.
19	0x20	Space	109	0x64	d.
20	0x68	h.	110	0x75	u.
21	0x6F	o.	111	0x63	c.
22	0x6D	m.	112	0x74	t.
23	0x65	e.	113	0x00	Inline string ends.
24	0x20	Space	114	0x36	Title attribute code.
25	0x70	p.	115	0x03	Inline String follows.
26	0x61	a.	116	0x54	T.
27	0x67	g.	117	0x68	h.
28	0x65	e.	118	0x65	e.
29	0x00	Inline String ends.	119	0x20	Space
30	0x01	END (of card attribute list).	120	0x50	P.
31	0x60	with content.	121	0x72	r.
32	0x03	Inline String follows.	122	0x6F	o.
33	0x20	Space	123	0x64	d.
34	0x57	W.	124	0x75	u.
35	0x65	e.	125	0x63	c.
36	0x6C	l.	126	0x74	t.
37	0x63	c.	127	0x20	Space
38	0x6F	o.	128	0x43	C.
39	0x6D	m.	129	0x61	a.
40	0x65	e.	130	0x72	r.
41	0x2E	.	131	0x64	d.
42	0x20	Space	132	0x00	Inline String ends.
43	0x54	T.	133	0x01	End of attribute list.
44	0x68	h.	134	0x60	with content.
45	0x69	i.	135	0x03	Inline String follows.
46	0x73	s.	136	0x20	Space
47	0x20	Space	137	0x57	W.
48	0x69	i.	138	0x65	e.
49	0x73	s.	139	0x6C	l.
45	0x20	Space	140	0x63	c.
51	0x74	t.	141	0x6F	o.
52	0x68	h.	142	0x6D	m.
53	0x65	e.	143	0x65	e.
54	0x20	Space	144	0x2E	.
55	0x48	H.	145	0x20	Space
56	0x6F	o.	146	0x54	T
57	0x6D	m.	147	0x68	h.
58	0x65	e.	148	0x69	i.
59	0x20	Space	149	0x73	s.
60	0x50	P.	150	0x20	Space
61	0x61	a.	151	0x69	i.
62	0x67	g.	152	0x73	s.
63	0x65	e.	153	0x20	Space
64	0x2E	.	154	0x74	t.
65	0x00	Inline String ends.	155	0x68	h.
66	0xDC	with content and attributes (1c +40+80).	156	0x65	e.
67	0x4A	Href attribute code.	157	0x20	Space
68	0x03	Inline string follows.	158	0x70	p.
69	0x23	#	159	0x61	a.
70	0x50	P.	160	0x67	g.
71	0x72	r.	161	0x65	e.
72	0x6F	o.	162	0x20	Space
73	0x64	d.	163	0x66	f.
74	0x75	u.	164	0x6F	o.
75	0x63	c.	165	0x72	r.
76	0x74	t.	166	0x20	Space
77	0x00	Inline String ends.	167	0x70	p.
78	0x01	, the tag ends.	168	0x72	r.
79	0x03	Inline string follows.	169	0x6F	o.
80	0x20	Space	170	0x64	d.
81	0x43	C.	171	0x75	u.
82	0x6C	l.	172	0x63	c.
83	0x69	i.	173	0x74	t.
84	0x63	c.	174	0x73	s.
85	0x6B	k.	175	0x2E	.
86	0x20	Space	176	0x20	Space
87	0x66	f.	177	0x00	Inline String ends.
88	0x6F	o.	178	0x01	ends
89	0x72	r.	179	0x01	ends
90	0x20	Space	180	0x01	ends

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Bilal Siddiqui, is an Electronics Engineer, an XML consultant and the co-founder of WaxSys, a company focused on simplifying E-Business. He is a technology evangelist and frequently-published technical author.

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