There is no easier way to learn XML! XML (Extensible Markup Language) is the language that enables efficient interchange of structured data across the Web. Written in non-technical language, this book covers the details of the language and demonstrates its use through real-world examples. The book also explains how to build an XML application from start to finish.

Jim Keogh is a Columbia University Faculty member who teaches a variety of computer science courses. Keogh has spent decades developing applications for major corporations and is the author of over 55 books, including J2EE: The Complete Reference and 5 Dummies titles.

Ken Davidson is a Columbia University faculty member in the computer science department. In addition to teaching, Davidson developes applications for major corporations in both Java and C++.

Introduction

xv

XML: An Inside Look

1

(16)

XML: In the Beginning

2

(1)

What Is XML?

3

(3)

Why Is XML Such a Big Deal?

6

(1)

Document Type Definitions

6

(4)

Where to Place the DTD

8

(2)

Reading an XML Document

10

(2)

Why Are Corporations Switching to XML?

12

(1)

Web Services

13

(1)

Looking Ahead

13

(1)

Quiz

14

(3)

Creating an XML Document

17

(16)

Identifying Information

18

(1)

Creating XML Markup Tags

19

(3)

Parent ... Parent/Child ... Child

20

(2)

Creating a Document Type Definition

22

(1)

Creating an XML Document

23

(2)

Attributes

25

(2)

Comments

27

(1)

Entities

28

(1)

Processing Instructions

29

(1)

CDATA Sections

29

(1)

Looking Ahead

30

(1)

Quiz

31

(2)

Document Type Definitions

33

(18)

Types of Document Type Definition

34

(4)

External Document Type Definition

35

(3)

Shared Document Type Definition

38

(2)

Element Declarations

40

(6)

Specifying the Number of Occurrences in an Element

41

(1)

Optional Child Elements

42

(1)

Grouping Elements

43

(2)

Empty and Any Elements

45

(1)

Naming Elements

45

(1)

Attribute Declarations

46

(1)

Entity Declarations

47

(1)

Looking Ahead

47

(1)

Quiz

48

(3)

XML Schema

51

(18)

Inside an XML Schema

52

(3)

Document Type Definition vs. XML Schema

53

(2)

An Inside Look at an XML Schema

55

(7)

Defining Simple Elements

56

(1)

Defining Attributes

57

(1)

Facets

58

(4)

Working with Whitespace Characters

62

(1)

Complex Elements

63

(3)

Setting the Number of Occurrences

65

(1)

Looking Ahead

66

(1)

Quiz

67

(2)

XLink, XPath, XPointer

69

(14)

An Inside Look at XLink

70

(3)

Speaking the XLink Language

71

(2)

XPath

73

(7)

A Closer Look at XPath

75

(1)

Predicates

76

(1)

Functions

77

(3)

XPointer

80

(1)

Looking Ahead

80

(1)

Quiz

81

(2)

XSLT

83

(12)

What Is XSLT?

84

(1)

XPath and the Transformation

84

(1)

Source and Result Documents

85

(1)

XSLT in Action

85

(2)

A Closer Look at XSL Stylesheet

87

(5)

Looking Ahead

92

(1)

Quiz

93

(2)

XML Parsers and Transformations

95

(14)

Parsing an XML Document

96

(1)

The Simple API for XML (SAX)

96

(4)

Components of a SAX Parser

97

(2)

The DTD Handler

99

(1)

The Document Object Model

100

(4)

Java and Parsing an XML Document

104

(1)

Looking Ahead

105

(1)

Quiz

106

(3)

Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

109

(12)

What Is Really Simple Syndication (RSS)?

110

(1)

Inside an RSS Document

110

(2)

More About the channel Element

112

(4)

Communicating with the Aggregator

114

(2)

More About the item Element

116

(2)

Looking Ahead

118

(1)

Quiz

118

(3)

XQuery

121

(28)

Getting Started

122

(4)

Testing Saxon-B

122

(4)

How XQuery Works

126

(2)

For, Let, and Order By Clauses

126

(1)

The Where and Return Clauses

126

(1)

A Walkthrough of an XQuery

127

(1)

Constructors

128

(3)

Conditional Statements

131

(5)

Retrieving the Value of an Attribute

136

(5)

Retrieving the Value of an Attribute and the Attribute Name

138

(3)

Functions

141

(4)

Looking Ahead

145

(1)

Quiz

146

(3)

MSXML

149

(40)

What Is MSXML?

149

(1)

Getting Down and Dirty with MSXML

150

(8)

Loading a Document

158

(15)

The LoadDocument() Function

159

(2)

Adding a New Element

161

(1)

The LoadNewNode() Function

162

(1)

The InsertFirst() Method

163

(3)

The InsertLast() Method

166

(2)

The InsertBefore() Function

168

(3)

The InsertAfter() Function

171

(2)

Create a New Element Programmatically

173

(4)

Select, Extract, Delete, and Validate

177

(7)

The SelectArtist() Function---Filtering an XML Document

177

(2)

The DisplayTitles() Function

179

(1)

The DeleteNodes() Function

180

(1)

The ValidateDocument() Function

181

(3)

MSXML and XSLT

184

(2)

CD Listing

186

(1)

Summary

186

(1)

Quiz

187

(2)

Final Exam

189

(16)

Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam

205

(10)

Index

215

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