XML Training Course Summary
XML Training What you will learn
This XML training course provides an intensive
hands-on introduction to developing real world XML based systems in a distributed
environment. The XML Introduction training course will introduce the delegates to the
latest theoretical and practical issues surrounding the implementation of XML-based
systems (content vs. layout) and interfaces to languages such as Java. The XML training
course is deliverd by an expert XML trainer. Available as a public or closed XML training
course at our London training centre, or can be tailored to your team's requirements and
delivered onsite as a bespoke, customised training course.
Who Should Attend the XML Training Course
Developers looking to discover the power and benefits of XML through
training in the hands-on practical application of the technology.
Pre Requisite Skills to XML Training Course
HTML.
Associated XML Training Course(s)
XML for Java Developers
XML Training Course Outline
Introduction to XML
What is XML?
XML document tags
Rules for naming XML terms
The XML document - elements, the hierarchical element structure
The XML document attributes - elements vs. attributes, entities,
text
A well formed XM document
Validating XML documents - I
DTD - Document Type Definition
Using a DTD, a sample DTD
Definition of elements, attributes, entities
Parameter entity declaration
Declaring notations
Using Binary files
Conditional DTD sections
Validating XML documents - II
XML Schemas
Schema Grammar and vocabulary
Elements, schema, datatype, attribute type, group, description
Referring to a schema in an XML file
Converting DTD to schemas
Open and closed content models
Using namespace and open model
Styling and displaying XML
CSS Cascading Style Sheets
The History of CSS
Syntax
Selector by attribute (class, id)
Styles (units, colours, display/background, text, font, border,
margin)
Styles (padding, classification, positioning)
Styling and transforming XML
XSL eXtensible Style Language
XSLT and FO
XSL capabilities
Templates
XSL style sheets
Matching elements by location Xpath
Matching attributes and ids
Testing for existence
Processing XSL and program flow
Repetition
XSL number and string functions
Node-set functions
Sample style sheets
Examples using formatting objects
Variables, white space
Importing style sheets
DOM Document Object Model
The XML DOM
A document tree
Accessing the DOM
The DOM Interfaces
Accessing nodes
Data types returned by DOM Methods
Adding nodes
Node interface, types, attributes, methods
The Character Data Interface
The element interface
Implementing DOM
Parsing XML
SAX Simple APIs for XML
SAX - how it works
How to parse an XML document
HandlerBase class
Element, text callbacks
DOM versus SAX
Parsing XML
SAX parser considerations
Java parsers
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