XML Fundamentals

Course: XML

Duration: 3 Days

Level: I

Course Summary

The workshop introduces the fundamentals of XML and its related technologies so that you can create your own markup language to build business-to-business applications and websites.

Participants will learn the basis of XML and the related technologies including DTD, Schemas, CSS, XSL-T, XPath, XSL-FO, XLink, XPointer, SAX, DOM, etc.

They will learn how to create well-formed and valid XML documents using Document Type Definitions (DTDs) and use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Extensible Style Language-Transformations (XSL-T) to display them in a browser. This course provides you with the knowledge of why your organization needs to construct applications that exploit the portable data capabilities of XML and platform-independent Web services.

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Topics Covered In This Course

Origins of XML

XML vs. HTML
Origins of XML
XML: The best of all worlds
Benefits and uses of XML

Getting Started with XML

Determine When to Use XML

Using XML SPY, a tool from Altova used to construct XML files, schemas and style sheets

Creating well-formed XML documents

XML document markup and coding rules
Creating an XML markup language: elements, attributes, and entities
Creating an XML markup language: processing instructions, character data, and comments

Validating XML documents with DTD's and Schemas

Introduction to the Document Type Definition (DTD)
Creating internal and external DTD's
Validating an XML document against a DTD
Validate XML with a Schema
Create a Schema

Accessing XML Documents with APIs

Access an XML Document Using the Document Object Model (DOM)
Manipulate XML Data Using the Simple API for XML (SAX)

Formatting and Transforming XML Documents

Display an XML Document Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Use XPATH instructions to build style sheets
Transform XML to XML
Transform XML to HTML
Create an XSL-FO Document
Display an XML Document Using XSL-FO
Create a PDF using XSL-FO

Displaying XML documents in Internet Explorer using CSS and XSL

Displaying XML documents with Cascading Style Sheets
Using Extensible Style Sheets (XSL) for formatting and transformation

Linking XML Documents

Use XLink to Link to an External Document
Link to External Sources Using the HTML Namespace

XML Technology Overviews

XML Namespaces
XLink and XPointer
DOM (Document Object Model)
SAX (Simple API for XML)
SOAP
XML Data Islands

XML resources

What You Can Expect

Participants will understand the XML standard and new developments in XML-related technologies. You will learn how XML is used to create open, non-proprietary markup languages, and how XML may be transformed to HTML and other data formats.

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Learn how XML relates to other common markup languages
Understand the basics of XML well-formed structure and syntax
Write well-formed XML documents
Learn the rules that define Document Type Definition (DTD)
Validate XML documents using a Document Type Definition (DTD)
Learn how XML Schemas will replace DTD's for data definition and validation of XML files
Style XML data using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Examine how XML works and create style sheets using XSL (Extensible Style Language) based on template formatting rules
Create XSL-T and XSL-FO style sheets using XPATH
Understand how XML can be used through scripting and the Document Object Model (DOM)
Discuss the Simple API for XML (SAX)
Learn how XML files can be generated from databases
Understand what XML Data Islands are
Explore XML reference sites and materials
Identify the XML technology paths of Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, etc.

Recommended Prerequisites

Students enrolling in this course should understand Internet basics and have a general idea of how HTML is used.

Training Style

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

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