New Media Training

Introduction to XML

Course Overview: This two day instructor led course is designed for both technical and non-technical students. All of the central XML technologies are covered, including XSLT, XML DOM, XML Linking, DTDs, and XML Schema. In addition to XML-specific technologies, other Web-centric technologies are also discussed.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify the benefits of using XML.
Write well-formed XML using XML syntax such as elements, attributes, comments, and processing instructions.
Write valid XML with DTDs.
Write valid XML with Schema.
Use DOM and SAX effectively.
Display XML in Internet Explorer using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Transform XML using XSLT.
Use XML namespaces and create links using the HTML namespace.
Identify the functions and benefits of the XML linking specifications.

Course Duration: 2 Days instructor led

Course Outline:

The Past, Present, and Future of XML
The Limitation of SGML
XML:The Best of All Worlds

Creating Well-formed XML Documents
XML Document Markup
Creating XML: Elements, Attributes, and Entities
Creating an XML Markup Language: Processing Instructions,
Character Data, and Comments
XML and HTML

Valid XML With DTDs
Introduction to the Document Type Definition (DTD)
Creating a DTD

Valid XML With Schema
Schema Specification
Defining Elements
Defining Attributes
XML Schema Data Types

XML DOM and SAX
XML APIs
SAX

Displaying XML Documents Using CSS
Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets

Transforming XML With XSLT
XSLT
Using XSLT To Order Your Output

XML Namespaces
Introduction to Namespaces
Linking Using HTML Namespaces

XLink and XPointer
XLink and XPointer

External links: Adobe