XML in Easy Steps

by McGrath, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781840783377
• ISBN10: 1840783370
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-28
• Publisher: In Easy Steps Limited

Summary

XML in easy steps instructs you on how to employ XML data documents. It is completely updated from the first edition of this title, which described the emerging XML technologies, to demonstrate those parts of XML that have become popular in today's real-world applications. Clear step-by-step instructions are provided to explain each aspect of XML, and screenshots illustrate every example. XML in easy steps has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to begin using XML. It will appeal to programmers who want to quickly add XML to their skills set, the enthusiast who wants to explore the possibilities of XML, and to those seeking a career in web development who need an understanding of XML.

Table of Contents

Creating XML documents	p. 7
Introducing XML	p. 8
Differences between XML and HTML	p. 8
Advantages of XML	p. 9
Uses of XML	p. 9
Writing an XML document	p. 10
Styling XML with CSS	p. 12
Understanding XML syntax	p. 14
Correcting XML errors	p. 16
Employing an XML editor	p. 18
Adding comments & entities	p. 20
Avoiding XML attributes	p. 22
Summary	p. 24
Writing DTD schemas	p. 25
Introducing schemas	p. 26
Nominating a DTD for XML	p. 27
Creating a DTD schema	p. 28
Specifying element sequence	p. 30
Controlling element occurence	p. 32
Allowing alternative elements	p. 34
Permitting element attributes	p. 36
Requiring attribute values	p. 38
Adding comments & entities	p. 40
Summary	p. 42
Writing XSD schemas	p. 43
Comparing schema types	p. 44
Nominating an XSD for XML	p. 45
Creating an XSD schema	p. 46
Specifying element sequence	p. 48
Controlling element occurence	p. 50
Allowing alternative elements	p. 52
Permitting element attributes	p. 54
Requiring attribute values	p. 56
Adding comments & entities	p. 58
Summary	p. 60
Adding XSD restrictions	p. 61
Restricting numeric content	p. 62
Restricting date content	p. 64
Creating custom restrictions	p. 66
Restricting by range	p. 68
Restricting string length	p. 70
Restricting digit length	p. 72
Restricting by pattern	p. 74
Enumerating allowable content	p. 76
Summary	p. 78
Using XML namespaces	p. 79
Introducing namespaces	p. 80
Applying your own namespace	p. 82
Qualifying namespaces	p. 84
Including other schemas	p. 86
Styling the default namespace	p. 88
Importing other namespaces	p. 90
Styling multiple namespaces	p. 92
Using the XLink namespace	p. 94
Summary	p. 96
Writing XSL stylesheets	p. 97
Introducing XSL	p. 98
Selecting element values	p. 100
Selecting each element	p. 102
Sorting selected elements	p. 104
Selecting elements on condition	p. 106
Choosing alternative elements	p. 108
Applying multiple templates	p. 110
Generating attribute values	p. 112
Summary	p. 114
Adding XPath expressions	p. 115
Introducing XPath	p. 116
Selecting child nodes	p. 118
Selecting parents & siblings	p. 120
Selecting nodes by position	p. 122
Selecting nodes by comparison	p. 124
Counting selected nodes	p. 126
Formatting node values	p. 128
Manipulating node values	p. 130
Summary	p. 132
Producing SVG graphics	p. 133
Introducing SVG	p. 134
Producing graphic shapes	p. 136
Producing graphic lines	p. 138
Producing graphic paths	p. 140
Transforming graphic groups	p. 142
Adding hyperlinks in SVG	p. 144
Scripting for graphic events	p. 146
Embedding SVG in HTML	p. 148
Summary	p. 150
Scripting the XML DOM	p. 151
Introducing the XML DOM	p. 152
Loading XML data	p. 154
Adding cross-browser support	p. 156
Addressing tag names	p. 158
Addressing child nodes	p. 160
Filtering by node type	p. 162
Getting all data	p. 164
Selecting specific data	p. 166
Summary	p. 168
Deploying XML with AJAX	p. 169
Introducing AJAX	p. 170
Creating a request object	p. 172
Sending a request	p. 174
Processing response data	p. 176
Designing an AJAX application	p. 178
Loading data for AJAX	p. 180
Notifying updates in AJAX	p. 182
Running the AJAX application	p. 184
Summary	p. 186
Index	p. 187
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