XML: An Introduction (Second Edition)

Course description

Overview: XML: An Introduction (Second Edition) is a gentle introduction to XML. It is designed for both technical and non-technical students. All of the central XML technologies are covered,

including XSLT, XML DOM, XML Linking, DTDs, and XML Schema. In addition to

XML-specific technologies, other Web-centric technologies are also discussed.

Prerequisites:

·              HTML 4.01: Level 1

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

*     Identify the benefits of using XML.

*     Write well-formed XML using XML syntax such as elements, attributes, comments, and processing instructions.

*     Write valid XML with DTDs.

*     Write valid XML with Schema.

*     Use DOM and SAX effectively.

*     Display XML in Internet Explorer using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

*     Transform XML using XSLT.

*     Use XML namespaces and create links using the HTML namespace.

*     Identify the functions and benefits of the XML linking specifications.

Course content

Lesson 1: The Past, Present, and Future of XML

The Limitation of SGML

XML:The Best of All Worlds

Lesson 2: 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

Lesson 3: Valid XML With DTDs

Introduction to the Document Type Definition (DTD)

Creating a DTD

Lesson 4: Valid XML With Schema

Schema Specification

Defining Elements

Defining Attributes

XML Schema Data Types

Lesson 5: XML DOM and SAX

XML APIs

SAX

Lesson 6:Displaying XML Documents Using CSS

Style Sheets

Cascading Style Sheets

Lesson 7:Transforming XML With XSLT

XSLT

Using XSLT To Order Your Output

Lesson 8: XML Namespaces

Introduction to Namespaces

Linking Using HTML Namespaces

Lesson 9: XLink and XPointer

XLink and XPointer

Appendix A: Components of an XML Document