XML for ASP.NET Developers

by Wahlin, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780672320392
• ISBN10: 0672320398
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-14
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

XML for ASP.NET Developersfirst gives a solid foundation in the basics of MSXML including XML Syntax, XML Schemas, Xpath, Xlink, Xpointer, and other concepts necessary to leverage the power of XML. After the building blocks of XML are thoroughly covered, Dan guides readers through manipulating XML documents using the Document Object Model (DOM) and XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) both on the client and the server. Detailed examples combined with easy to follow tutorials will have readers transforming XML documents into professional looking applications quickly and easily. Providing a single source for information on a variety of XML related technologies makes XML for ASP.NET Developers a necessary edition to any developer's library and sets it apart from any book available today.

Author Biography

Dan Wahlin is an independent consultant for Wahlin Consulting and also founded the XML for ASP.NET website (http://www.XMLforASP.NET) which focuses on using XML and Web Services in MicrosoftÕs .NET platform. He also works as a corporate trainer for Global Knowledge. Previously, Dan worked as an enterprise Web site manager, director of Internet/wireless development, and as senior consultant for a global systems integrator. Dan enjoys writing technical articles on XML-related topics for Visual Studio Magazine, ASPToday.com, and is a regular columnist in XML Magazine. Dan co-authored Professional Windows DNA (WROX Press) and ASP.NET Tips and Tricks (Sams). You can contact Dan at [e-mail].

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
XML and ASP.NET Development	3	(10)
XML for ASP.NET Basics	13	(38)
XPath, XPointer, and XLink	51	(38)
Understanding DTDs and XML Schemas	89	(44)
Using the XmlTextReader and XmlTextWriter Classes in ASP.NET	133	(42)
Programming the Document Object Model (DOM) with ASP.NET	175	(58)
Transforming XML with XSLT and ASP.NET	233	(60)
Leveraging ADO.NET's XML Features Using ASP.NET	293	(56)
SQL Server 2000, XML, and ASP.NET	349	(50)
Working with ASP.NET, XML, SOAP, and Web Services	399	(52)
Index	451