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In this course you will learn advanced features of XML. Through lecture and hands-on lab exercises, you will become fluent in several XML standards and applications.

Prerequisites:
Introduction to XML and some XML development experience.
Advanced Core XML Concepts:
  • Internal vs. External Subset
  • Using Parameter Entities
  • General Entities
  • Conditional Sections
  • Character References
  • Unparsed External Entities
  • Processing Instructions
  • Special Attribute Types
  • Namespaces in XML
  • Default Namespace
Advanced XML Schemas:
  • Associating Unqualified XML with a Schema
  • Associating Qualified XML with a Schema
  • Extending Simple Types
  • Adding Restrictions
  • Understanding Facets
  • Attribute Groups
  • include and redefine
  • Deriving Types by Extension
  • Substitution Groups
  • Allowing Any Content
  • Uniqueness
  • keys & keyrefs
  • Documenting Schemas
XLink and XPointer:
  • Introduction to XLink and XPointer
  • Simple Links vs. HTML Links
  • Extended Links
  • Semantic Attributes
  • Behavior Attributes
  • Traversal Attributes
  • Incorporating XPointer
  • Referencing Points
  • Referencing Ranges
Resource Description Framework (RDF):
  • RDF’s Purpose
  • A Sample Resource
  • Resource Identifiers
  • Properties
  • Statements
  • Basic Serialization Syntax
  • Abbreviated Syntax
  • Containers
  • URI Patterns
  • The Dublin Core
  • Incorporating RDF Inside HTML
XPath Syntax:
  • The Document Data Model
  • Expressions and Location Paths
  • Location Steps
  • Specifying Axes
  • Node Tests
  • Predicates
  • Types
  • Working with Node-Sets
  • Type Conversions
  • String Functions
XSL Transformations:
  • What is XSL?
  • Modular Stylesheet Strategies
  • Namespace Aliasing
  • Complex Expressions
  • Template Application Hierarchy
  • Modes
  • Calling Templates by Name
  • Constructing Elements
  • Outputting Text
  • Numbering
  • Copying Elements
  • Output Methods
  • Variables and Parameters
XSL Formatting Objects:
  • What is XSL?
  • XSL-FO Overview
  • Types of Objects
  • Defining Page Masters
  • Setting Up the Flow
  • Block-Level vs. Inline-Level Objects
  • Lists
  • Tables
  • Out-of-Line Objects
  • Implementation Issues
XML Internationalization:
  • Localization Concerns
  • Unicode and XML
  • Text Declarations
  • Character Sets
  • Character References
  • xml:lang
Effective Document Design:
  • Design Goals
  • Intended Audience
  • Document Types
  • Choosing a Validation Method
  • Incorporating Namespaces
  • Modular Document Design
  • Planning for Extensibility
Document Object Model (DOM):
  • DOM Overview
  • DOM Level 2 Core
  • The DOMImplementation Interface
  • Understanding the Document Tree
  • The Generic Node Interface
  • Accessing Document Data
  • DOM Interfaces
  • Using Processing Instructions
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP):
  • Messaging Model
  • SOAP HTTP Request
  • Envelope
  • Header
  • Body
  • SOAP Encoding
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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