Course Length: 1 day

Course 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

Rapid Introduction to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Course 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.

Course Outline

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
XML and HTML

Lesson 3: Valid XML With DTDs