Table of Contents

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Third Edition
By Michael Morrison
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Publisher: Sams
Pub Date: November 14, 2005
ISBN: 0-672-32797-X
Pages: 576

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Introduction
			How This Book Is Structured
			What You'll Need
			How to Use This Book
		Part I:  XML Essentials
			Hour 1.  Getting to Know XML
				The What and Why of XML
				XML and Web Browsers
				Real-World XML
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 2.  Creating XML Documents
				A Quick XML Primer
				Selecting an XML Editor
				Constructing Your First XML Document
				Viewing Your XML Document
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part II:  Defining XML Data
			Hour 3.  Defining Data with DTD Schemas
				Creating Your Own Markup Languages
				Schemas and XML Data Modeling
				Comparing Schema Technologies
				The Importance of Document Validation
				DTD Construction Basics
				Digging Deeper into Elements
				Putting Attributes to Work
				A Complete DTD Example
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 4.  Digging Deeper into XML Documents
				Leaving a Trail with Comments
				Characters of Text in XML
				The Wonderful World of Entities
				The Significance of Notations
				Working with CDATA
				Using XML to Create an Online Radio
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 5.  Putting Namespaces to Use
				Understanding Namespaces
				Naming Namespaces
				Declaring and Using Namespaces
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 6.  Using SVG to Draw Scalable Graphics
				What Is SVG?
				SVG and Related Technologies
				Inside the SVG Language
				Creating an SVG Drawing
				Embedding an SVG Drawing in a Web Page
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 7.  Using XML Schema
				XML Schema Construction Basics
				Working with Simple Types
				Digging into Complex Types
				Namespaces and XSD Schemas
				A Complete XML Schema Example
				RELAX NG and the Future of XML Schema
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 8.  Validating XML Documents
				Document Validation Revisited
				Validation Tools
				Repairing Invalid Documents
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part III:  Formatting and Displaying XML Documents
			Hour 9.  XML Formatting Strategies
				Style Sheets and XML Formatting
				Leveraging CSS, XSLT, and XSL-FO
				Style Sheets in Action
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 10.  Styling XML Content with CSS
				Getting to Know CSS
				Wiring a Style Sheet to an XML Document
				Your First CSS Style Sheet
				Inside CSS Positioning
				The Ins and Outs of Text Formatting
				Your Second Complete Style Sheet
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 11.  Getting Started with XSL
				XSL Basics
				The Pieces and Parts of XSL
				An XSLT Primer
				Wiring an XSL Style Sheet to an XML Document
				Your First XSLT Style Sheet
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 12.  Transforming XML with XSLT
				A Closer Look at XSLT
				Pattern Essentials
				Putting Expressions to Work
				A Complete XSLT Example
				Yet Another XSLT Example
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 13.  Access Your iTunes Music Library via XML
				The Role of XML in iTunes
				Digging Into the iTunes Library File
				Linking to Tracks in the iTunes Store
				Building an iTunes Web Viewer
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 14.  Formatting XML with XSL-FO
				What Is XSL-FO?
				Working with the XSL-FO Language
				Validating an XSL-FO Document
				Converting an XSL-FO Document to PDF
				A More Complete XSL-FO Example
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 15.  Using XML to Hack Google Maps
				Getting to Know Google Maps
				Google Maps Customization Basics
				Brainstorming a Custom Mapping Application
				Developing a Custom Map Document
				Hacking Together a Custom Google Map
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part IV:  Processing and Managing XML Data
			Hour 16.  Parsing XML with the DOM
				What Is the DOM?
				How the DOM Works
				DOM Interfaces
				Binding XML Data to a Web Page
				Using the DOM to Access XML Data
				A Complete DOM Example
				Updating the DOM Tree
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 17.  SAX: The Simple API for XML
				What Is SAX?
				Writing Programs That Use SAX Parsers
				Obtaining a SAX Parser
				Using SAX with Java
				Inside the SAX Sample Program
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 18.  Querying XML Data with XQuery
				What Is XQuery?
				XML Data Querying 101
				Processing XQuery Results
				Getting to Know Saxon
				Practical XML Querying with XQuery and Saxon
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 19.  Using XML with Databases
				A Quick Relational Database Primer
				The World's Shortest Guide to SQL
				Databases and XML
				Exporting an XML Document from a Database
				Accessing Data from a Database as XML
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 20.  Using XML to Assist Search Engines
				Web Crawling Basics
				Getting to Know Google Sitemaps
				Inside the Google Sitemap Protocol
				Creating Your Own Sitemap
				Validating Your Sitemap
				Submitting Your Sitemap to Google
				Using an Automated Sitemap Tool
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part V:  XML's Impact on HTML
			Hour 21.  Adding Structure to the Web with XHTML
				XHTML: A Logical Merger
				Comparing XHTML and HTML
				Creating and Validating XHTML Documents
				Migrating HTML to XHTML
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 22.  Addressing and Linking XML Documents
				Understanding XPath
				Navigating a Document with XPath Patterns
				Using XPath Functions
				The Role of XPath
				HTML, XML, and Linking
				Addressing with XPointer
				Linking with XLink
				A Complete XLink Example
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 23.  Going Wireless with WML and XHTML Mobile
				XML and the Wireless Web
				WML Essentials
				Creating WML Documents
				Blending WML with XHTML Mobile
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour 24.  Syndicating the Web with RSS News Feeds
				A Brief History of RSS
				Using an RSS News Aggregator
				Inside the RSS 2.0 Language
				Creating and Validating a News Feed
				Displaying a News Feed
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part VI:  Appendix
			Appendix A.  XML Resources
				General XML Resources
				XML Tools
				XML-Based Languages
				XML Specifications
		Index