Course specifications

Course length: 1 day


Course description

Overview:XML: An Introduction (Second Edition) is a gentle introduction to XML. It 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.

Prerequisites:

· HTML 4.01: Level 1

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should understand Internet basics and level 1 HTML skills.

What's next: Students who want to learn more about XML can take XML: DTD Design, XML: Schema Design, XML: DOM (Document Object Model 1.0), or XML: XSL Transformations, Level 1.

XML: An Introduction (Second Edition)

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. 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.

XML: An Introduction (Second Edition)

Course content

Lesson 1: The Past, Present, and Future of XML

The Limitation of SGML
XML:The Best of All Worlds 

Lesson 2: 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
XMLand HTML

Lesson 3: Valid XML With DTDs

Introduction to the Document Type Definition (DTD)
Creating a DTD

Lesson 4: Valid XML With Schema

Schema Specification
Defining Elements
Defining Attributes
XML Schema Data Types

Lesson 5: XML DOM and SAX

XML APIs
SAX

Lesson 6:Displaying XML Documents Using CSS

Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets

Lesson 7:Transforming XML With XSLT

XSLT
Using XSLT To Order Your Output

Lesson 8: XML Namespaces

Introduction to Namespaces
Linking Using HTML Namespaces

Lesson 9: XLink and XPointer

XLink and XPointer

Appendix A: Components of an XML Document