Internet Web Development: XML - An Introduction

Outcomes

This session introduces the XML programming language for the internet. Through this course, participants will become familiar with XML constructs, using XML for data exchange, presenting and formatting XML data in a web-browser.

Prerequisites

Experience in using the Internet and specifically the World Wide Web is essential,
Basic Windows and typing skills are required for this session,
Prior programming language experience is recommended, but not essential.

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Session Length

1 Day, 9:00am to 4:30pm

Location

This session is conducted either on site, or at our training rooms.

Topics Covered in this session

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The Past, Present, and Future of XML The Limitation of SGML XML:The Best of All Worlds Creating Well-formed XML Documents XML Document Markup Creating XML: Elements, Attributes, and Entities Creating an XML Markup Language: Processing Instructions, Character Data, and Comments XMLand HTML Valid XML With DTDs Introduction to the Document Type Definition (DTD) Creating a DTD Valid XML With Schema Schema Specification Defining Elements Defining Attributes XML Schema Data Types XML DOM and SAX XML APIs SAX Displaying XML Documents Using CSS Style Sheets Cascading Style Sheets Transforming XML With XSLT XSLT Using XSLT To Order Your Output XML Namespaces Introduction to Namespaces Linking Using HTML Namespaces XLink and XPointer XLink and XPointer Components of an XML Document