XML Bootcamp for Programmers

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Course Description

In this XML Bootcamp for Programmers training course, Java programmers will learn the basics of XML form and syntax. They will use Java to implement XML Web applications, as well as learn how to use XML to pass data between distributed Java applications. Emphasis is placed on writing well-formed and valid XML, parsing techniques and converting Legacy data with XML.

Course Outline

1. CREATING AND USING XML

1.     Data and Document Structure
2.     Markup Languages
3.     What is XML?
4.     Why XML?
5.     An Example of XML Document
6.     Well-formed vs. Valid XML Document
7.     Enforcing Validity: DTDs
8.     Presentation Style
9.     Sections of an XML Document
10.     XML Elements
11.     Nesting and Hierarchy of XML Elements
12.     Tag Attributes
13.     Naming Rules
14.     Empty and Non-Empty Elements
15.     Other XML Tags
16.     Entity References
17.     Character References
18.     Namespaces
19.     Processing Instructions

2. WRITING DTDs

1.     DTD
2.     Types of DTDs
3.     DOCTYPE
4.     Internal DTDs
5.     External DTDs
6.     Element Declaration
7.     Element Qualifiers
8.     Validating XML with DTDs
9.     Attributes Declaration
10.     Attribute Type Values
11.     Parsed General Entities
12.     Parsed Parameter Entities

3. BASIC XML SCHEMAS

1.     What is XML Schema?
2.     Goals of Schema
3.     Minimal Schema
4.     Documents Required
5.     Linking Documents to Schema
6.     Element Declaration
7.     Schema Data Types
8.     Simple Types
9.     Restrictions in the Elements
10.     Using Facet
11.     Attribute Declarations
12.     Sequence Element
13.     Element Choice
14.     Validating XML with Schema
15.     Annotations

4. XSL TRANSLATION

1.     Formatting XML Documents
2.     XSL
3.     Three Parts of XSL
4.     XSLT – XSL Transformation
5.     <xsl:stylesheet>
6.     <xsl:template>
7.     <xsl:value-of>
8.     <xsl:for-each>
9.     <xsl:if>
10.     <xsl:choose>
11.     <xsl:sort>
12.     The Music Collection Example
13.     Introduction
14.     Sample XML file
15.     Retrieving Owner Details
16.     Retrieving Core Data
17.     Retrieving Canadian Content
18.     Retrieving Media Data
19.     Formatting XML Documents

5. PARSING XML WITH SAX

1.     XML Parser
2.     Obtaining a Parser
3.     SAX
4.     Pros and Cons Using SAX
5.     How it Works
6.     Core SAX2 Handler Classes
7.     XMLReader Interface
8.     XMLReader Feature
9.     XMLReader Factory
10.     Using SAX – Steps
11.     Create the Event Handler
12.     Create a SAX Parser
13.     Register the Event Handler
14.     Parse Document
15.     SAX Events
16.     Simple SAX Application
17.     Run the SAX Application
18.     startElement() Event
19.     Attributes
20.     Determine the Number of Attributes
21.     Determine Attribute Names
22.     Determine Attribute Values
23.     Determine Attribute Types
24.     Using the Attribute

6. PARSING XML WITH DOM

1.     DOM
2.     Limitations of SAX
3.     DOM Parser
4.     Nodes
5.     The Basic Node Types
6.     Less Common Node Types
7.     DOM Interfaces
8.     Our first DOM application

7. ACCESSING AND GENERATING XML DOCUMENTS WITH DOM

1.     Accessing DOM object.
2.     Using the DOM API to access DOM objects.
3.     Traversing a DOM object.
4.     Modifying a DOM object.
5.     Extract DOM data.
6.     XML Generation with DOM.
7.     Building a DOM tree.
8.     Combining DOM objects.
9.     Using DocumentFragment to recognized a DOM tree.
10.     Generating XML data a Document object.
11.     An Example.
12.     Modifying an XML document using DOM.

8. WEB SERVICES INTRODUCTION

1.     Needs for and benefits of Web Services
2.     Web Service Description Language (WSDL)
3.     RPC (Remote Procedure Call) -based Web Services
4.     UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration)

9. SOAP

1.     Needs for and benefits of SOAP
2.     SOAP message
3.     SOAP over HTTP
4.     RPC

10. BUILDING XML APPLICATIONS

1.     Needs for Using XML in Applications
2.     Basic Functionality Required for XML Applications
3.     Applying XML Across System Boundaries
4.     Using XML in Client Side
5.     Using XML is Server Side
6.     Using XML is Non Networked Systems
7.     Using XML is RDBMS
8.     The J2EE Blueprint
9.     A Typical Architecture of Using XML in J2EE Application
10.     Using XML in Applets
11.     Using XML Parser in Applets
12.     An Example is Using SAX Parser in Applets
13.     Using XML is Servlets
14.     An Example of Using DOM Parser in a DB Query Servlet
15.     Creating XML Middleware for Accessing Databases
16.     Transforming RDBMS Data to XML Data
17.     Transforming XML Data to RDBMS Data
18.     An Example of Using SAX for Loading XML Data to Database

Learning Path

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Ways to Attend

• Attend a public course, if there is one available. Please check our Schedule, or Register Your Interest in joining a course in your area.
• Private onsite Team training also available, please Contact Us to discuss. We can customise this course to suit your business requirements.