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Summary
Summary
Programming the Web Using XML by Ellen Pearlman and Eileen Mullin, part of our Web Developer Series, is designed to help those who have a background in HTML make the transition to XML, is designed to ensure that those who are new to Web design get the best introduction possible into developing sites in XML. The book begins with a comparison of HTML, XHTML, and XML, and includes real-life examples of how XML is being used today to help readers appreciate the power of XML. It also provides comprehensive coverage of the rules and standards for XML, which is very critical in programming XML. After completing this book, users will receive a comprehensive foundation to the rules and standards of XML syntax, complete with a series of lessons that walk he/she through the process of creating XML documents and related files.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 An Overview of XML | p. 1 |
Learning Objectives | p. 1 |
Learning the History: The Many Incarnations of SGML into XML | p. 1 |
Creating One Document for Multiple Platforms and Devices | p. 5 |
Using XML for Data Exchange | p. 8 |
Content Sharing with XML | p. 10 |
Chapter 2 Comparing HTML, XHTML, and XML | p. 19 |
Learning Objectives | p. 19 |
From HyperText to XHTML | p. 19 |
The Limitations of HTML | p. 20 |
The Emergence of XML | p. 21 |
Taking the Mid-Road with XHTML | p. 23 |
Creating an XHTML Document | p. 24 |
XML Declarations | p. 26 |
DOCTYPE Declaration and Document Type Definition (DTD) | p. 26 |
XML Namespaces | p. 27 |
Reformulating an HTML Document into XML | p. 28 |
Choosing to Use XHTML or XML | p. 31 |
Going Further with Namespaces | p. 31 |
Data and Metadata | p. 34 |
Chapter 3 Understanding How XML Works: The Fundamentals | p. 41 |
Learning Objectives | p. 41 |
Well-Formed and Valid XML | p. 43 |
Well Formed | p. 43 |
Valid | p. 44 |
Tagging an XML Document | p. 45 |
Very First Example | p. 46 |
Character References | p. 47 |
Thinking Through XML | p. 48 |
Understanding the Tree Structure of a Document | p. 49 |
Creating a Root Element | p. 51 |
Comments | p. 52 |
Elements | p. 52 |
Empty Element Tags | p. 53 |
#PCDATA | p. 54 |
CDATA | p. 55 |
Attributes (#!ATTLIST) | p. 56 |
Entities | p. 57 |
How to Decide: Attribute versus !ELEMENT | p. 57 |
Chapter 4 Creating Document Type Definitions (DTDs) | p. 63 |
Learning Objectives | p. 63 |
Introducing DTDs | p. 64 |
Imposing Grammar and Structure | p. 64 |
Checking for Validation | p. 64 |
Using DTD Syntax | p. 67 |
Writing Element Declarations | p. 67 |
Model Groups | p. 69 |
Free Text | p. 72 |
Writing Attribute List Declarations | p. 73 |
Attribute Name | p. 73 |
Attribute Type | p. 73 |
Required or Default Values | p. 74 |
Writing Parameter Entity Declarations | p. 76 |
Writing Notation Declarations | p. 77 |
Referencing DTDs | p. 78 |
Creating External DTD Subsets | p. 81 |
Using Internal DTD Subsets | p. 81 |
Using Conditional Sections with Entities | p. 82 |
Chapter 5 Schemas | p. 89 |
Learning Objectives | p. 89 |
DTDs versus Schemas | p. 90 |
Some Problems with DTDs | p. 91 |
Thinking of Speed | p. 91 |
Developing Schemas | p. 92 |
Namespaces | p. 92 |
Elements and Attributes | p. 93 |
Simple and Complex | p. 93 |
A Little Schema | p. 94 |
Thinking About Validation | p. 94 |
Complex Types | p. 99 |
Deep Schema | p. 103 |
Grouping | p. 106 |
Making a Choice | p. 108 |
Importing Elements | p. 109 |
Chapter 6 Using XML Parsers and Unicode | p. 117 |
Learning Objectives | p. 117 |
Parsers | p. 118 |
Difference between an XML Parser and an HTMl Parser | p. 119 |
The Basic Microsoft Parser | p. 119 |
Creating your Own Valid Document | p. 123 |
A Word about Errors | p. 125 |
Using XML Spy | p. 126 |
Other XML Editors | p. 129 |
What Is Unicode: The Development of a Global Standard | p. 130 |
xml: lang Attribute | p. 131 |
UTF-8 and Beyond | p. 132 |
Character Sets and Typeface | p. 133 |
Chapter 7 Applying Cascading Style Sheets | p. 139 |
Learning Objectives | p. 139 |
Developing XML Styles | p. 140 |
How CSS Has Evolved | p. 141 |
CSS1 | p. 141 |
CSS2 | p. 141 |
CSS3 | p. 142 |
Introducing CSS Syntax | p. 142 |
Properties and Values | p. 142 |
Getting Literal: Display, List, and Whitespace Properties | p. 143 |
More Basic CSS Formatting | p. 149 |
Backgrounds | p. 149 |
Text | p. 150 |
Fonts | p. 154 |
Borders | p. 155 |
Margins | p. 157 |
Padding | p. 158 |
Advanced CSS Formatting | p. 159 |
Dimension | p. 160 |
Classification | p. 160 |
Positioning | p. 162 |
Comparing CSS to XSL | p. 163 |
Ensuring your CSS Is Valid | p. 165 |
Chapter 8 Applying eXtensible Style Sheets (XSL) | p. 169 |
Learning Objectives | p. 169 |
Understanding XSL | p. 170 |
Using XSLT to Transform XML Documents with XSL | p. 171 |
Learning the Details of XSL Stylesheets | p. 172 |
Using XSLT to Transform an XML Document | p. 173 |
How XSL Uses Templates | p. 175 |
Filtering | p. 177 |
Sorting | p. 177 |
Creating Conditional Statements | p. 178 |
Styling the Appearance of XML Elements with XSL | p. 182 |
Debugging XSLT | p. 183 |
XSL Element References | p. 184 |
Chapter 9 Linking XML Documents | p. 201 |
Learning Objectives | p. 201 |
Introducing XML Linking Language (XLink) | p. 202 |
Writing an XLink Statement | p. 208 |
Simple Links | p. 208 |
Extended Links | p. 209 |
Creating XLinks in DTDs | p. 213 |
Introducing XPointer | p. 217 |
Chapter 10 Scripting with the DOM | p. 225 |
Learning Objectives | p. 225 |
An Overview of the DOM | p. 226 |
DOM-Based Parsers | p. 226 |
DOM-Based Parsing versus SAX-Based Parsing | p. 228 |
The DOM's Design Levels | p. 228 |
The Node Interface | p. 229 |
Parsing the DOM | p. 232 |
Browser Support for the DOM | p. 239 |
Chapter 11 Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) | p. 247 |
Learning Objectives | p. 247 |
Advantages of SVG | p. 248 |
SVG versus Flash | p. 249 |
SVG Versions | p. 250 |
SVG Viewer | p. 250 |
Introducing SVG Syntax | p. 251 |
The SVG Viewport | p. 253 |
Basic Shapes | p. 262 |
More Element Shapes: Circle Element | p. 268 |
SVG and CSS Stylesheets | p. 269 |
Ensuring your SVG Is Valid | p. 271 |
Chapter 12 SMIL | p. 279 |
Learning Objectives | p. 279 |
A Brief History of SMIL | p. 281 |
SMIL 1.0 | p. 281 |
SMIL 2.0 | p. 281 |
How to SMIL | p. 282 |
Other Ways to SMIL | p. 283 |
Another Way to View SMIL | p. 283 |
Basic SMIL | p. 283 |
Core Elements | p. 283 |
Media Elements | p. 284 |
The [left angle bracket]layout[right angle bracket] Module | p. 289 |
The [left angle bracket]body[right angle bracket] Element | p. 292 |
Linking Module | p. 295 |
Chapter 13 Integrating Databases with XML | p. 305 |
Learning Objectives | p. 305 |
An Introduction to Using Databases with XML | p. 306 |
Data-Centric XML | p. 306 |
Document-Centric XML | p. 308 |
Going from Data and Documents to Databases | p. 309 |
Transferring Information between Traditional Databases and XML | p. 311 |
Relational Databases | p. 311 |
A Brief Introduction to SQL | p. 312 |
What's Next: Mapping and Querying | p. 314 |
Mapping Document Schemas to Database Schemas | p. 315 |
Querying XML Documents to Transfer Data to Databases | p. 320 |
Directly Transferring Data to Databases | p. 321 |
Transferring Information between Native XML Databases and XML Documents | p. 322 |
Database Vendors | p. 322 |
Using XML with Oracle | p. 323 |
Using XML with Microsoft's SQL Server 2000 | p. 323 |
Using XML with IBM's DB2 | p. 323 |