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Core XML Fundamentals (TT4300)

In this course, you will learn the practical use of W3C standards (including XSL and XML Schema) and implementation tools and technologies. This course is programming language independent, making it useful for Java, .NET, C++, and any other programming orientation. You will learn to apply XML to projects at both an architectural as well as a line by line coding level.

You will receive a copy of the "Xtensil" product, this unique software was developed to assist in implementing, testing, and fielding XML applications. Xtensil is used as both a teaching aid and a straightforward, basic, fully functional XML toolkit that you can use on Windows and Linux platforms.

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Who Should Attend?

Software developers who need an introduction to concepts and technologies associated with XML and its related recommendations

What You'll Learn

Write well-formed XML documents
Model business requirements using XML
Handle XML reserved characters
Validate an XML document with a document type definition (DTD) and a Schema
Centralize data and mark up definition with entities
Create DTDs and Schemas using XML tools
Generate XML documents from databases
Write XSL templates to transform XML documents into HTML
Integrate XML, XSL, and the Document Object Model (DOM) to implement a complete solution

Course Outline

1. XML Content

XML
XML Mechanics

2. XML Structure

Structure Using Document Type Definitions (DTD)
Namespaces
Structure Using Schemas

3. XML Formatting

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Rendering XML
XSL Transformations
XSLT and XPath
XPath 2.0 and XSLT 2.0
XSL FO (Formatting Objects)

4. Applying XML

XML Interoperability
XML Performance Improvements
Web Services (Optional)
XML Applications

Labs Outline

This course is approximately 50% hands-on exercises and 50% lecture.

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