(Ebook) Beginning XML 4th Edition by David Hunter, Jeff Rafter, Joe Fawcett, Danny Ayers, Eric Van Der Vlist ISBN 978-0470114872 0470114878

(Ebook) Beginning XML 4th Edition by David Hunter, Jeff Rafter, Joe Fawcett, Danny Ayers, Eric Van Der Vlist ISBN 978-0470114872 0470114878

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ISBN 10:  0470114878

ISBN 13: 978-0470114872

Author: David Hunter, Jeff Rafter, Joe Fawcett, Danny Ayers, Eric Van Der Vlist

When the first edition of this book was written, XML was a relatively new language but already gaining ground fast and becoming more and more widely used in a vast range of applications. By the time of the second edition, XML had already proven itself to be more than a passing fad, and was in fact being used throughout the industry for an incredibly wide range of uses. With the third edition, it was clear that XML was a mature technology, but more important, it became evident that the XML landscape was dividing into several areas of expertise. Now in this edition, we needed to categorize the increasing number of specifications surrounding XML, which either use XML or provide functionality in addition to the XML core specification.
So what is XML? It's a markup language, used to describe the structure of data in meaningful ways. Anywhere that data is input/output, stored, or transmitted from one place to another, is a potential fit for XML's capabilities. Perhaps the most well-known applications are web-related (especially with the latest developments in handheld web access—for which some of the technology is XML-based). However, there are many other non-web-based applications for which XML is useful—for example, as a replacement for (or to complement) traditional databases, or for the transfer of financial information between businesses. News organizations, along with individuals, have also been using XML to distribute syndicated news stories and blog entries.

This book aims to teach you all you need to know about XML—what it is, how it works, what technologies surround it, and how it can best be used in a variety of situations, from simple data transfer to using XML in your web pages. It answers the fundamental questions:

* What is XML?

* How do you use XML?

* How does it work?

* What can you use it for, anyway?

This book is for people who know that it would be a pretty good idea to learn XML but aren't 100 percent sure why. You've heard the hype but haven't seen enough substance to figure out what XML is and what it can do. You may be using development tools that try to hide the XML behind user interfaces and scripts, but you want to know what is really happening behind the scenes. You may already be somehow involved in web development and probably even know the basics of HTML, although neither of these qualifications is absolutely necessary for this book.

What you don't need is knowledge of markup languages in general. This book assumes that you're new to the concept of markup languages, and we have structured it in a way that should make sense to the beginner and yet quickly bring you to XML expert status.

The word "Beginning" in the title refers to the style of the book, rather than the reader's experience level. There are two types of beginner for whom this book is ideal:

* Programmers who are already familiar with some web programming or data exchange techniques. Programmers in this category will already understand some of the concepts discussed here, but you will learn how you can incorporate XML technologies to enhance those solutions you currently develop.

* Those working in a programming environment but with no substantial knowledge or experience of web development or data exchange applications. In addition to learning how XML technologies can be applied to such applications, you will be introduced to some new concepts to help you understand how such systems work.

The subjects covered in this book are arranged to take you from novice to expert in as logical a manner as we could. This Fourth Edition is structured in sections based on various areas of XML expertise. Unless you are already using XML, you should start by reading the introduction to XML in Part I. From there, you can quickly jump into specific areas of expertise, or, if you prefer, you can read through the book in order. Keep in mind that there is quite a lot of overlap in XML, and that some of the sections make use of tech

Table of contents: 

1. Acknowledgments

2. Introduction

Part I: Introduction
3. Chapter 1: What Is XML?
4. Chapter 2: Well-Formed XML
5. Chapter 3: XML Namespaces

Part II: Validation
6. Chapter 4: Document Type Definitions
7. Chapter 5: XML Schemas
8. Chapter 6: RELAX NG

Part III: Processing
9. Chapter 7: XPath
10. Chapter 8: XSLT

Part IV: Databases
11. Chapter 9: XQuery, the XML Query Language
12. Chapter 10: XML and Databases

Part V: Programming
13. Chapter 11: The XML Document Object Model (DOM)
14. Chapter 12: Simple API for XML (SAX)

Part VI: Communication
15. Chapter 13: RSS, Atom, and Content Syndication
16. Chapter 14: Web Services
17. Chapter 15: SOAP and WSDL
18. Chapter 16: Ajax

Part VII: Display
19. Chapter 17: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
20. Chapter 18: XHTML
21. Chapter 19: Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
22. Chapter 20: XForms

Part VIII: Case Study
23. Chapter 21: Case Study: Payment Calculator
24. Chapter 22: Case Study: Payment Calculator – Ruby on Rails

Appendix
25. Appendix A: Exercise Solutions
26. Appendix B: XPath Reference
27. Appendix C: XSLT Reference
28. Appendix D: The XML Document Object Model
29. Appendix E: XML Schema Element and Attribute Reference
30. Appendix F: XML Schema Data Types Reference
31. Appendix G: SAX 2.0.2 Reference

32. Index

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