XML (Extensible Markup Language) Vs. CSV (Comma Separated Values)

CSV is flat file with the data separated by commas. If we needn't have to establish a relationship in the data presented in the CSV file, then we can go with storing the data as CSV and manipulate the content for display in the web pages. XML allows hierarchical representation of data. Data in XML is more readable when it comes to presenting the data. Data can easily be validated with XSD and can be accessed with a couple of lines of code. Huge advantage of XML is its flexibility to establish relationship in data.