XML Developer's Guide

• XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is one of the hottest Web development tools in use, particularly or e-commerce applications, because it enables seamless data exchange.
  
• XML is everywhere--currently incorporated into products built bly Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM.
  
• Ideal for intermediate to advanced developers, this book explains in depth how to build XML applications.
  
• Covers important emerging XML standards, including XSLT, XPath, and XLink.
  
• Addresses planning and quality assurance measures.
  
• CD contains XML parsers, sample code, XML editors and managers and more.
  

• XML overview
  
• Document structure--including syntax and other rules
  
• Tools and complementary technologies*Web publishing with XML
  
• Parsing and delivering HTML and XML
  
• Data exchange and adding source content to documentsAnd, the CD-ROM contains sample code, XML editors and parsers, which will save you hundreds of hours of development time.
  

Contents

Part I: XML Overview.

1. XML Introduction.

2. XML Applications.

3. Structuring Your Documents.

4. A Simple XML Document.

5. Overview of Displaying Your XML.

6. Tools.

7. Exploring Your Documents.

8. Complementary Technologies.

9. Sample Application.

Part II: Web Publishing with XML.

10. XML Web Publishing.

11. Determine XML Document to Retrieve.

12. Determine Presentation of XML.

13. Parse XML and Deliver HTML.

Part III: Data Exchange.

14. Adding Source Content to XML Documents.

15. Adding XML Content to Target Data Repository.

16. Sample Application Experience.

Part IV: How is XML Used Today?

17. Outside the DB World.

18. XML-Based Technologies.