XML Bible, 2/e

Description:

This fast-paced and thorough tutorial/reference contains everything an experienced web developer needs to put XML to work on established or new web sites. The book covers the fundamentals of the XML language, with emphasis on the creation of XML pages and their publication on the Web; the integration of XML with HTML, databases, and scripting languages to build complex applications; Cascading Style Sheets and XSL Transformation; and supplemental technologies such as XLinks and XPointers. The CD includes all the source code from the book, a complete XML site, and a selection of useful tools.

Table of Contents:

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

PART I: INTRODUCING XML.

Chapter 1: An Eagle's Eye View of XML.

Chapter 2: XML Applications.

Chapter 3: Your First XML Document.

Chapter 4: Structuring Data.

Chapter 5: Attributes, Empty Tags, and XSL.

Chapter 6: Well-formedness.

Chapter 7: Foreign Languages and Non-Roman Text.

PART II: DOCUMENT TYPE DEFINITION.

Chapter 8: DTDs and Validity.

Chapter 9: Element Declarations.

Chapter 10: Entity Declarations.

Chapter 11: Attribute Declarations.

Chapter 12: Unparsed Entities, Notations, and Non-XML Data.

Chapter 13: Namespaces.

PART III: STYLE LANGUAGES.

Chapter 14: CSS Style Sheets.

Chapter 15: CSS Layouts.

Chapter 16: CSS Text Styles.

Chapter 17: XSL Transformations.

Chapter 18: XSL Formatting Objects.

PART IV: SUPPLEMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES.

Chapter 19: XLinks.

Chapter 20: XPointers.

Chapter 21: The Resource Description Framework.

PART V: XML APPLICATIONS.

Chapter 22: XHTML.

Chapter 23: The Wireless Markup Language.

Chapter 24: Schemas.

Chapter 25: Scalable Vector Graphics.

Chapter 26: The Vector Markup Language.

Chapter 27: The Channel Definition Format.

Chapter 28: Designing a New XML Application.

Appendix A: What's on the CD-ROM.

Appendix B: XML Reference Material.

Appendix C: The XML 1.0 Specification, Second Edition.

Index.

End-User Licence Agreement.

CD-ROM Installation Instructions.