X100 Introduction to XML

Course Code: X-100
Recommended Duration: 3 Days

Benefits

This course shows participants how eXtensible Markup Language (XML) may be used to improve web applications. Students will learn to create well-formed XML documents, use DTDs, use DOM documents, and use XSL specifications.

Audience

Developers, XML document authors, and support people who need to understand what XML is and how it is used.

Prerequisites

General web and information systems experience. Experience using the web is necessary. HTML experience is very helpful but not required.

Recommended Materials

No materials in addition to the student handouts are required

Major Topics Include

XML concepts, what it is and what it is not
XML history and SGML
HTML and XML working together
XML vocabulary
XML tools, processors, parsers
Structures
Namespaces
Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
XML Schemas
XML and Style sheets
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
XSL (eXtensible Style Language)
XSLT (XSL Transformations)
XML element declarations
Simple Application Program Interface for XML (SAX)
Document Object Module (DOM)
Client-side vs
Server-side transformations
Server-side transformations
XML-aware applications, databases, and servers
XML and Java overview
Introduction to Web services, SOAP, and SAX

Exercises

There are eight hands on exercises.

Special Note

This course is not available for licensing nor for RCT.

Course Description

Introduction to XML