Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days

Name: Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days
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ISBN: 9780672325762

ISBN-10: 0672325764

ISBN-13: 9780672325762

Edition: 3rd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Steven Holzner

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Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days, 3E is engineered to be the answer for learning XML. Existing books are frequently criticized for lacking up-to-date examples or depth, but expert author Steve Holzner offers hundreds of real-world examples demonstrating the uses of XML and the newest tools developers need to make the most of it. The book starts with basic syntax, moving to formatting with CSS or the Extensible Stylesheet Language and working with XHTML and other tools for presenting XML data on the Web or in multimedia applications. The final sections of the book discuss XForms and applying XML to programming with Java, .NET, or JavaScript and then to building XML into database or Web…

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List price: $39.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 10/10/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 888
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English



Introduction



At a Glance



Welcome to XML


All About Markup Languages


All About XML


Looking at XML in a Browser


Working with XML Data Yourself


Structuring Your Data


Creating Well-Formed XML Documents


Creating Valid XML Documents


How XML Is Used in the Real World


Online XML Resources



Creating XML Documents


Choosing an XML Editor


Using XML Browsers


Using XML Validators


Creating XML Documents Piece by Piece


Creating Prologs


Creating an XML Declaration


Creating XML Comments


Creating Processing Instructions


Creating Tags and Elements


Creating CDATA Sections


Handling Entities



Creating Well-Formed XML Documents


What Makes an XML Document Well-Formed?


Creating an Example XML Document


Understanding the Well-Formedness Constraints


Using XML Namespaces


Understanding XML Infosets


Understanding Canonical XML



Creating Valid XML Documents: DTDs


All About DTDs


Validating a Document by Using a DTD


Creating Element Content Models


Commenting a DTD


Supporting External DTDs


Handling Namespaces in DTDs



Handling Attributes and Entities in DTDs


Declaring Attributes in DTDs


Specifying Default Values


Specifying Attribute Types


Handling Entities



Creating Valid XML Documents: XML Schemas


Using XML Schema Tools


Creating XML Schemas


Dissecting an XML Schema


The Built-in XML Schema Elements


Creating Elements and Types


Specifying a Number of Elements


Specifying Element Default Values


Creating Attributes



Creating Types in XML Schemas


Restricting Simple Types by Using XML Schema Facets


Creating XML Schema Choices


Using Anonymous Type Definitions


Declaring Empty Elements


Declaring Mixed-Content Elements


Grouping Elements Together


Grouping Attributes Together


Declaring all Groups


Handling Namespaces in Schemas


Annotating an XML Schema


Part I In Review


Well-Formed Documents


Valid Documents



At a Glance


Formatting XML Documents



Formatting XML by Using Cascading Style Sheets


Our Sample XML Document


Introducing CSS


Connecting CSS Style Sheets and XML Documents


Creating Style Sheet Selectors


Using Inline Styles


Creating Style Rule Specifications in Style Sheets



Formatting XML by Using XSLT


Introducing XSLT


Transforming XML by Using XSLT


Writing XSLT Style Sheets


Using [left angle bracket]xsl:apply - templates[right angle bracket]


Using [left angle bracket]xsl:value - of[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]xsl:for - each[right angle bracket]


Matching Nodes by Using the match Attribute


Working with the select Attribute and XPath


Using [left angle bracket]xsl:copy[right angle bracket]


Using [left angle bracket]xsl:if[right angle bracket]


Using [left angle bracket]xsl:choose[right angle bracket]


Specifying the Output Document Type



Working with XSL Formatting Objects


Introducing XSL-FO


Using XSL-FO


Using XSL Formatting Objects and Properties


Building an XSL-FO Document


Handling Inline Formatting


Formatting Lists


Formatting Tables


Part II In Review


Using CSS


Using XSLT


Using XSL-FO



At a Glance


XML at Work



Extending HTML with XHTML


Why XHTML?


Writing XHTML Documents


Validating XHTML Documents


The Basic XHTML Elements


Organizing Text


Formatting Text


Selecting Fonts: [left angle bracket]font[right angle bracket]


Comments: [left angle bracket]!--[right angle bracket]



Putting XHTML to Work


Creating Hyperlinks: [left angle bracket]a[right angle bracket]


Linking to Other Documents: [left angle bracket]link[right angle bracket]


Handling Images: [left angle bracket]img[right angle bracket]


Creating Frame Documents: [left angle bracket]frameset[right angle bracket]


Creating Frames: [left angle bracket]frame[right angle bracket]


Creating Embedded Style Sheets: [left angle bracket]style[right angle bracket]


Formatting Tables: [left angle bracket]table[right angle bracket]


Creating Table Rows: [left angle bracket]tr[right angle bracket]


Formatting Table Headers: [left angle bracket]th[right angle bracket]


Formatting Table Data: [left angle bracket]td[right angle bracket]


Extending XHTML



Creating Graphics and Multimedia: SVG and SMIL


Introducing SVG


Creating an SVG Document


Creating Rectangles


Adobe's SVG Viewer


Using CSS Styles


Creating Circles


Creating Ellipses


Creating Lines


Creating Polylines


Creating Polygons


Creating Text


Creating Gradients


Creating Paths


Creating Text Paths


Creating Groups and Transformations


Creating Animation


Creating Links


Creating Scripts


Embedding SVG in HTML


Introducing SMIL



Handling XLinks, XPointers, and XForms


Introducing XLinks


Beyond Simple XLinks


Introducing XPointers


Introducing XBase


Introducing XForms


Creating Input Controls


Part III In Review



At a Glance


Programming and XML



Using JavaScript and XML


Introducing the W3C DOM


Introducing the DOM Objects


Working with the XML DOM in JavaScript


Searching for Elements by Name


Reading Attribute Values


Getting All XML Data from a Document


Validating XML Documents by Using DTDs



Using Java and .NET: DOM


Using Java to Read XML Data


Finding Elements by Name


Creating an XML Browser by Using Java


Navigating Through XML Documents


Writing XML by Using Java



Using Java and .NET: SAX


An Overview of SAX


Using SAX


Using SAX to Find Elements by Name


Creating an XML Browser by Using Java and SAX


Navigating Through XML Documents by Using SAX


Writing XML by Using Java and SAX



Working with SOAP and RDF


Introducing SOAP


A SOAP Example in .NET


A SOAP Example in Java


Introducing RDF


Part IV In Review



At a Glance


Data Handling and XML



Handling XML Data Binding


Introducing DSOs


Binding HTML Elements to HTML Data


Binding HTML Elements to XML Data


Binding HTML Tables to XML Data


Accessing Individual Data Fields


Binding HTML Elements to XML Data by Using the XML DSO


Binding HTML Tables to XML Data by Using the XML DSO


Searching XML Data by Using a DSO and JavaScript


Handling Hierarchical XML Data



Working with XML and Databases


XML, Databases, and ASP


Storing Databases as XML


Using XPath with a Database


Introducing XQuery



Handling XML in .NET


Creating and Editing an XML Document in .NET


From XML to Databases and Back


Reading and Writing XML in .NET Code


Using XML Controls to Display Formatted XML


Creating XML Web Services


Part V In Review



Quiz Answers


Quiz Answers for Day 1


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