XML primer training course description
This course has been designed for web and intranet developers
who want to accelerate their learning of XML and its applications
without the grind of book learning. Although a basic knowledge of HTML
and JavaScript
is assumed, it is also assumed you know very little about XML
and how to use it. On completion of this course you should understand the
benefits
of using XML and be able to design XML solutions where applicable
to your company’s Internet/intranet requirements. The course will
be particularly beneficial if you want to know how to communicate data
to diverse applications
over the Internet or company intranet.
Who will benefit?
Anyone working with XML.
XML primer training course prerequisites
HTML.
XML primer training course objectives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Write XML.
- Debug XML.
- Examine existing code and determine its function.
Duration: 2 days
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XML
primer
training course contents
The origins of XML
Markup languages, SGML, document type definitions and validity,
introducing XML, IE and XML, accessing content and adding
style.
Basic XML
XML document structure, elements and attributes, grammar,
well formed documents, other XML elements and references.
Document Type Definition (DTDs)
Creating a DTD, basic declaration, declaring elements, content
definitions, entities, entity declarations, notations,
defining attributes, attribute types, forcing inclusion
or exclusion of DTD sections, validation.
Namespaces
Declaring namespaces, scoping, removing and changing namespaces,
qualified names, attribute namespaces.
An introduction to schemas
Constructing schemas, defining the root element and its contents, <ELEMENTTYPE>,
defining root element contents, adding attributes definitions, <ATTRIBUTETYPE>, <ELEMENT>, <ATTRIBUTE>.
XML & the Document Object Model (DOM)
What the DOM offers, DOM and W3C.
Basic DOM concepts
XML documents as trees, terminology of tree elements. Key
DOM Objects: The document object and its creation, base
objects, IE specifics, the XML node hierarchy.
Programming DOM
Viewing a DOM model as XML, getting the root element of a
document, iterating nodes of a DOM, basic node properties,
collection objects, searching for specific values, filtering
a nodelist by tagname, more filtering methods, selecting
nodes from their attributes.
Amending Content and Structure
Creating/saving a DOM as XML, changing content/structure,
dynamically building a DOM.
Using ASP and other techniques
ASP techniques, HTTPREQUEST object, XSL, transforming and
formatting XML. Formatting Using CSS. CSS And XML.
XSL Transformations - XSLT
Introduction, the XSL root element, applying XSL stylesheets
to XML, XSL elements and operations, instructions - creating
text nodes and applying templates, a 'drill-down' approach,
simple output formatting, pattern filters - patterns based
on position, the Match and Select attributes and their
patterns, formatting output, creating new XML in output.
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