XML Developer – Complete Library (5 days)

Volume I: Introduction to XML (wl410) - 3 days

Description

This courseware training guide book will provide an in-depth look at the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and why it is so dominant in modern applications. Students will learn how to create and parse XML documents, validate documents with Document Type Definitions (DTDs), and transform documents using the eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Course Outline

•Introduction to XML • XML and Browser Compatibility • Examining an XML Application • XML Syntax • Document Type Definitions (DTDs) • XML Namespaces XML Schemas • Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to Present XML Data • Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) • Displaying Complex Structures with XSL • Conditional Logic in XSL • XPath Expressions and XSL Functions • Building the HTML Front End to XML Data • Dynamic XSL Changes • Using XSL to Produce New XML • Incorporating CSS with XSL The XML DOM

Volume II: Advanced XML and XSL (wl425) - 2 days

Description

This class builds on a basic XML knowledge and focuses on creating modular and flexible stylesheets. Complexities like XPath, functions, modes, and dynamic modification of stylesheets is discussed with many examples and exercises. This is the perfect class for mastering the techniques required to transform your XML data into the various formats your applications demand.

Course Outline

•Introduction and Goals of the Course • Review: Processing an XML Datasheet with XSL • Using XSL to Parse Documents Sequentially • Numbering with xsl:number • XPath Axes and Expressions • Functions and Calculations • Writing Reusable Code • Modes: Applying Different Templates to Nodes with the Same Name • Producing Output in Multiple Formats • Dynamic Modification of XSL • Creating Scrollable Displays • Including External Code Libraries • Appendix A: Introduction to the XML DOM

Description

This Complete Library includes the following two volumes:
Volume I: Introduction to XML (wl410) - 3 days
Volume II: Advanced XML and XSL (wl425) - 2 days

This intensive, hands-on course concentrates on the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and building XML applications. Students will learn by doing, focusing on the XML components of an application and how to best use these components. Database integration will be investigated as well as manipulation with both the Document Object Model (DOM) and the eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL).

XML is fueling the hottest Web technologies in the industry right now! Maximize the usability of your Web site while maintaining the structure necessary to allow the site to grow. XML separates data from display so there is no end parser in mind - display the same information on a Web browser, a cell phone, or a Palm Pilot!

Prerequisites

• XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets
• Introduction to JavaScript for New Programmers

Next Courses

• Integrating ASP with XML
• Integrating JSP and XML

Objectives

By the end of the class students will be able to:
• Understand the role of XML in modern applications
• Create well-formed XML documents
• Create internal and external DTDs
• Master the XML Schema syntax
• Create both CSS and XSL stylesheets
• Understand XML name spaces
• Master the Document Object Model
• Develop XML-Active Server Pages (ASP) integration
• Build data-driven XML applications