Highlights
- Use an XML editor to create files
- Create and display graphical information
- Turn your old HTML into fresh XHTML.
- Add colour to XML with CSS stylesheet files
- Search an inventory using XPath queries.
- Manage a list of contact information
- Produce PDF files from XML
- Learn SAX Simple APIs for XML
Course Details
Introduction to XML
- What is XML?
- XML document tags
- Rules for naming XML terms
- The XML document - elements, the hierarchical element structure
- The XML document attributes - elements vs. attributes, entities, text
- A well formed XML document
- Namespaces
Using XML
- XML in the Enterprise
- XML over the web
- XML architecture and design
- Some XML applications (XHTML, SVG)
Validating XML documents - I
DTD - Document Type Definition
- Using a DTD, a sample DTD
- Definition of elements, attributes, entities
Validating XML documents - II
XML Schemas
- Schema Grammar and vocabulary
- Elements, schema, datatype, attribute type, group, description
- Referring to a schema in an XML file
- Converting DTD to schemas
- Using namespace and open model
Styling and displaying XML
CSS Cascading Style Sheets
- The History of CSS
- Syntax
- Selector by attribute (class, id)
- Styles (units, colours, display/background, text, font, border, margin)
- Styles (padding, classification, positioning)
Styling and transforming XML
XSL eXtensible Style Language
- XSLT and FO
- XSL capabilities
- Templates
- XSL style sheets
- Matching elements by location Xpath
- Matching attributes and ids
- Testing for existence
- Processing XSL and program flow
- Repetition
- XSL number and string functions
- Node-set functions
- Sample style sheets
- Examples using formatting objects
- Variables, white space
- Importing style sheets
DOM Document Object Model
- The XML DOM
- A document tree
- Accessing the DOM
- The DOM Interfaces
- Accessing nodes
- Data types returned by DOM Methods
- Adding nodes
- Node interface, types, attributes, methods
- The Character Data Interface
- The element interface
- Implementing DOM
Parsing XML
SAX Simple APIs for XML
- SAX - how it works
- How to parse an XML document
- HandlerBase class
- Element, text callbacks
- DOM versus SAX
- Parsing XML
- SAX parser considerations
- Java parsers
Who should attend
Developers looking to discover the power and benefits of XML through hands-on practical application of the technology.
Feedback
4.8 out of 5 average
"Comprehensive coverage of all things XML and associated technologies - Pros/Cons. It demystified some topics which on first sight can look a bit cryptic. The trainer was very helpful and kept us engaged for the whole course."
MD, Senior Developer, XML, July 2021
“JBI did a great job of customizing their syllabus to suit our business needs and also bringing our team up to speed on the current best practices. Our teams varied widely in terms of experience and the Instructor handled this particularly well - very impressive”
Brian F, Team Lead, RBS, Data Analysis Course, 20 April 2022
