XML Developer Training Class

1. Introduction to XML

• Overview


• The development of XML


• Why XML?

2. XML and Browser Compatibility

• Microsoft and XML extensions


• Why use a browser to display XML?

3. Examining an XML Application

• The components of an XML application


• Completing an HTML "wrapper"

4. XML Syntax

• XML logical structure


• XML physical structure


• XML logic: designing datasheets


• Building a well-formed XML document from text data


• XML attributes revisited


• Why use attributes?


• An introduction to our demo application


• Adding attributes to your XML datasheet

5. Document Type Definitions (DTDs)

• Example: a basic DTD


• Validating against your DTDs


• Adding an internal DTD to your XML datasheet


• External DTDs


• Public versus system DTDs


• Creating an external DTD, and linking it to your XML datasheet

6. XML Namespaces and XML Schemas

• Referencing an XML schema


• The "xsi" namespace


• An XML schema document


• Beginning a schema document


• Mixed content


• Validating against a schema


• Beginning an XML schema document


• Declaring attributes


• Adding attributes to your schema


• Using references to simplify your schema


• Restricting content with schemas


• Specifying default values


• Restricting the content of elements and attributes

7. Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to Present XML Data

• A brief review of CSS rules


• Displaying XML data with a CSS style sheet

8. Extensible Style Sheet Language (XSL)

• XSL, XSLT, and XSLFO


• XSL basics: linking to an XSL style sheet


• Examining an XSL style sheet


• Beginning an XSL style sheet


• xsl:apply-templates and iterative content


• XPath: the XSL node matching syntax


• Displaying iterative data with your XSL style sheet


• Using xsl:sort to re-sort your display


• Adding a sort order to your XSL


• Generating hyperlinks with XSL


• Loops with XSL


• Adding an xsl:for-each loop to your style sheet

9. Displaying Complex Structures with XSL

• Building an HTML table with XSL

10. Conditional Logic in XSL

• xsl:if for conditional output


• Multi-option branching with xsl:choose, xsl:when, and xsl:otherwise


• Conditional operators in XSL


• Using XSL conditionals to identify Oscar winners

11. XPath Expressions and XSL Functions

• XPath expressions and filters


• Using XPath filtering expressions


• Aggregate functions


• Adding aggregate functions to your style sheet


• Data conversion, calculations, and variables


• Variables in XSL and the xsl:variable tag


• Translating meters to feet using XSL


• Calculations and number formatting functions


• Using XSL calculations to produce feet and inches

12. Building the HTML Front End to XML Data

• Data islands and the HTML tag


• Creating an HTML wrapper for your movie list application

13. Dynamic XSL Changes

• Using XSL updating to re-sort XML data

14. Using XSL to Produce New XML

• Producing a datasheet organized by film rather than by actor

15. Incorporating CSS with XSL; The XML DOM

• Partial searches with JavaScript


• Accessing the XML DOM tree with JavaScript


• Building a tree display of your XML content

16. Introduction to XSLT

• Where does XSLT fit in?


• Goals of the course

17. Review: Processing an XML Datasheet with XSL

• An analysis of the XSLT code


• Variables in XSL and the xsl:variable tag

18. Using XSL to parse documents sequentially

• Understanding mixed-content elements in XSL


• Transforming an XML sonnet for display


• Producing combination-type XSL style sheets


• Adding a section of footnotes to your sonnet

19. Numbering with xsl:number

• The tag


• Referencing line numbers in your sonnet


• 20. XPath Axes and Expressions


• Using axis expressions to specify relationships


• Selecting and sorting parent elements by a child node

21. Functions and Calculations

• Common XSL functions


• Arithmetic in XSL


• Adding functions and arithmetic to your book report


• Number formatting


• Adding formatting to the numbers in your book report


• Measuring node position


• Applying code appropriately based on node position

22. Writing Reusable Code

• Named templates


• Creating and referencing a named template

23. Modes: Applying Different Templates to Nodes with the Same Name

• Beginning a table of contents


• Generating unique identifiers for internal hyperlinks


• Generating unique identifiers for the table of contents

24. Producing Output in Multiple Formats

• Producing plain text with XSL


• Using template recursion to produce content


• Generating a sonnet in plain text


• Producing new XML


• Rebuilding the XML of your book list


• Reusable conversion templates


• Making exceptions in your template rules


• Making your conversion code portable

25. Dynamic Modification of XSL

• Generating data drill-downs


• Adding a drill-down for book information


• Displaying more information without losing your list of links


• Creating scrollable displays


• Allowing users to page through a display of books


• Dynamic searching with XSL


• Allowing users to search your list of books

26. Including External Code Libraries

• xsl:import vs. xsl:include


• Case-insensitive searching


• Making a case-insensitive search that uses an external library

27. Introduction to the XML DOM

• Partial searches with JavaScript


• Building a tree display of your XML content

This course is for web development professionals who would like to learn how to
program using XM