The Binary Format Description (BFD) language is an extension of
XSIL which has added conditionals and the ability to reference files by their stream numbers, rather than by their public
URL
A uniform resource locator (URL), colloquially known as an address on the Web, is a reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identi ...
s. A
template
Template may refer to:
Tools
* Die (manufacturing), used to cut or shape material
* Mold, in a molding process
* Stencil, a pattern or overlay used in graphic arts (drawing, painting, etc.) and sewing to replicate letters, shapes or designs
C ...
written in the BFD language can be applied to a binary data file to produce a file with that data formatted with descriptive
XML
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing data. It defines a set of rules for encoding electronic document, documents in a format that is both human-readable and Machine-r ...
tags. Such XML-tagged data is then readable by humans and generally by a wider set of computer programs than could read the original data file.
References
External links
Binary Format Description (BFD) Language
XML-based standards
Data modeling languages
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