Xml: A Primer

by St. Laurent, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780764533105
• ISBN10: 076453310X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Aimed at Web developers, this primer provides a quick and practical introduction to XML, beginning with the distinctions among SGML, HTML, and XML. Developers are shown how to create custom tags and Document Type Definitions, which will then be used to create a customized online catalog, manage online documents, and use XML in data-driven applications.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction to the Second Edition	xxi
Introduction to the First Edition	xxiii
Let Data Be Data	1	(14)
Separating Content from Presentation: Markup and Styles	15	(38)
Simple XML: Building Structures	53	(24)
Plan in the Present, Save in the Future	77	(24)
Mortar and Bricks: Document Type Definitions	101	(68)
Re-creating Web and Paper Documents with XML	169	(50)
XML for Commerce	219	(30)
XML for Document Management	249	(32)
XML for Data-Driven Applications	281	(30)
The XPointer Specification	311	(12)
The XLink Specification	323	(24)
Processing XML: Repositories, Processors, and Gateways	347	(28)
XML and the Future: XML's Impact on Ever-Expanding Webs	375	(16)
Glossary	391	(16)
Index	407