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Introduction To XML Course

Author : Mark Long

5.5hrs (76 Lessons) 2005-08-22

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XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages. It is capable of describing many different kinds of data. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, particularly systems connected via the Internet. XML allows more control over data and is instumental in the use of RDF, RSS, XHTML and SVG. VTC Author, Mark Long guides you through the first steps of utilizing XML for your data and your websites. Whether you are building an RSS feed for a podcast or building a Java based program, this tutorial will give you the foundation to move ahead. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Introduction to XML lessons.

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Course: Introduction To XML
Author: Mark Long
SKU: 33636
ISBN: 1-932808-77-9
Work Files: No
Captions: No
Subject: Internet & Web Design
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Course outline

Welcome/Intro

Welcome Intro (01:40)

Prerequisites/Setup (04:40)

Course Overview (04:38)

Data History (05:30)

XML Basics

Meet XML (04:35)

XML History (02:09)

The W3C (02:55)

XML & HTML (03:26)

The XML Expanding Universe (04:52)

XML Overview (03:45)

XML Documents

XML Document Basics (05:24)

XML Editors (04:10)

Viewing Documents (02:26)

Document Structure (02:18)

XML Declaration (04:49)

Elements (03:21)

Attributes (03:37)

Values (01:33)

Special Characters (05:22)

Comments (03:15)

DTD Schemas

Schema (03:02)

DTD Or XSD (04:11)

Well Formed & Valid (03:19)

DTD Basics (03:58)

DTD Elements (05:07)

DTD Element Options (03:27)

Creating A DTD (05:31)

Attributes In DTD (03:02)

DTD Data Types (03:09)

Internal & External DTD (03:16)

XML Schemas

XML Schema Basics (03:58)

XSD DataTypes (04:23)

XSD Elements (03:48)

Creating An XSD Schema (04:14)

Validating XML Documents

Validating XML Documents (03:55)

DTD Validation Pt.1 (03:57)

DTD Validation Pt.2 (05:35)

Validation Tools (04:30)

Namespaces

Introduction to Namespaces (04:40)

Namespace Types (01:56)

Creating & Using Namespaces (04:42)

Namespaces & Schemas (03:44)

CSS

Making XML Presentable (03:35)

XML Formatting Choices (04:27)

CSS Basics (05:52)

CSS Style Options (05:06)

Layout Properties (04:58)

Formatting Properties (04:40)

CSS Positioning (05:04)

XPath

Introduction (04:02)

Using Xpath (03:49)

XPath Functions (03:01)

XSL

Introduction (04:08)

XSL Examples (02:36)

XSLT Basics (02:17)

Creating An XSLT Stylesheet (05:25)

Templates Pt.1 (03:58)

Templates Pt.2 (05:29)

Patterns & Expressions (05:37)

Sorting Results (04:40)

XSLT Functions (03:15)

XSLT Example (07:31)

XML Processing

XML Processing Options (05:40)

SAX (02:44)

DOM (02:35)

SAX or DOM (03:19)

XHTML

Introduction (04:32)

Creating An XHTML Document (05:07)

XHTML Document Validation (03:09)

Convert HTML To XHTML (03:24)

XML Technologies

Where We're Headed (03:24)

3DML (02:26)

XML & SQL (04:41)

Resources

XML Resources (02:48)

Conclusion

Course Wrap-Up (02:23)

Credits

About This Author (01:46)