Comprehensive XML Training

Anyone who needs an introduction to XML and use XML in conjunction with Java, including application developers, Web developers, XML document authors, and webmasters.

• Getting Started with XML
• XML Overview
• XML Syntax
• Writing DTDs
• Basic XML Schemas
• Transforming XML Using XSLT
• Presenting XML for the Web - CSS
• XML in Applications
• Parsing XML with SAX
• Parsing XML with DOM
• Accessing and Generating XML Documents with DOM
• Validating XML with DTDs and Schema programmatically
• Distributed Applications with XML
• XSL Transformation using Java
• Web Services Introduction
• SOAP

Familiarity with Web and data processing concepts. Java programming experience is required. Duration Five days.

Outline of Comprehensive XML Training 1. Getting Started with XML

• Objectives
• Unstructured Text Document
• An Employee Document
• What is XML ?
• Why Study XML?
• Data and Document Structure
• Elements
• First XML
• Another Example of XML
• Well-formed vs. Valid XML Document
• Presentation Style
• Goals of XML 1/3
• Goals of XML 2/3
• Goals of XML 3/3
• Usage of XML
• Summary

2. XML Syntax

• XML Elements
• Empty and Non-Empty Elements
• XML Naming Rules
• Rules for XML Tags
• Nesting and Hierarchy of XML Elements
• Simple XML
• Sections of an XML Document
• XML Constructs
• Processing Instructions
• Tag Attributes
• Comment Tags
• CDATA Tags
• Entity References
• Character References
• Namespaces
• Namespace URLS
• Using XML Namespaces
• Binary Data In XML
• Encoding Binary Data
• Specifying Content Type of Binary Data

3. Basic XML Schemas

• What is XML Schema ?
• Goals of Schema
• Converting DTDs to Schema
• Recall: Namespaces
• The equivalent schema
• Sample instance document
• Documents Needed
• XML Schema Namespaces
• Link Documents to Schemas
• Inline element declarations
• XSchema Data Types
• XSchema Type Definitions
• XSchema Simple Data Types
• Primitive Data Types
• Simple Types
• Facet Restrictions on Element Content
• Using the Facet
• More Samples
• Define Simple Element Type
• Element Occurrence Indicators
• Complex Type
• Occurrence of Attributes
• Value Constraints on Attributes
• Sequence Element
• Element Choices
• Express any order
• Annotations

4. XPath Fundamentals

• XPath
• Tree Structure
• Example
• XPath Examples
• XPath Core Definitions
• Wildcards and Multiple Matches
• Other Node Operators
• Path Operators
• Predicates
• Predicate Relationships and Attributes
• More Predicate Examples
• Predicates Chaining and Indexing
• XPath Expressions
• XPath Numbers
• XPath Strings
• XPath Booleans
• XPath Functions
• String Functions
• Boolean Functions
• Number Functions
• XSLT and XPath
• XPath and Content Based Routing

5. Introduction to XQuery

• What Is XQuery?
• XQuery Uses
• XQuery Properties
• XPath and XSLT
• XQuery Flow
• XQuery Participants
• Sample XQuery Source
• Simple Example Queries
• FLWOR Queries
• F-WOR Explained
• L Explained
• Wrapping Output
• Converting Output
• Inline Output
• Data Rendering
• Functions
• Joins
• Join Example

6. Introduction to XSL

• Topics
• Formatting XML Documents
• XSL
• Three Parts of XSL
• XSLT XSL Transformation
• Navigating with XPath
• Navigating With XPath
• XPath Boolean expressions
• XPath Boolean Expressions
• The Music Collection Example Introduction
• The Music Collection Example Sample XML file
• The Music Collection Example Retrieving owner details
• The Music Collection Example Retrieving the core data
• The Music Collection Example Current Output
• The Music Collection Example Retrieving canadianContent data
• The Music Collection Example Retrieving media data
• The Music Collection Example Final Output

7. XML in Applications

• Needs for Using XML in Applications
• Basic Functionalities Required for XML Applications
• XML Parser
• Obtaining a Parser
• SAX
• How it Works
• DOM
• DOM Parsing
• Applying XML Across System Boundaries
• Using XML on the Client Side
• Using XML on the Server Side
• Using XML in Non-Networked Systems
• Using XML in RDBMS
• The J2EE Blueprint
• A Typical Architecture Using XML in J2EE Applications
• Using XML in Applets
• Using XML Parser in Applets
• Using XML in Servlets
• Creating XML Middleware for Accessing Databases
• Transforming RDBMS Data to XML Data
• Transforming XML Data to RDBMS Data
• Storing XML Data in DB2

8. Schema Configuration Management

• Evolving Schema
• Managing XML Schema
• Management Techniques
• Internal Techniques
• Schema Version Attribute
• Adding An Attribute
• Namespace Change
• File-Based Mechanisms
• External
• Which To Use?

9. Introduction to Web Services

• A Conceptual Look at Services
• Defining Services
• Service Communication Analogy
• Three Key Service Questions
• Connecting the Dots
• SOA: Runtime Implementation
• What Is a Web Service?
• Enterprise Assets as Services
• Typical Development Workflow
• Advantages of Web Services
• Web Service Business Models
• Example: Internal System Integration
• Example: Business Process Externalization
• Binding via SOAP
• SOAP in Protocol Stack
• SOAP Structure
• SOAP Message Architecture
• Applying SOAP
• Interface via WSDL
• WSDL Structure
• Applying WSDL
• Locating a Service
• UDDI Overview
• UDDI Terminology
• UDDI Structure
• Applying UDDI
• WS-I Overview
• WS-I Deliverables

10. Cascading Style Sheets

• Cascading Style Sheets
• The xml-stylesheet processing instruction
• CSS details
• An example
• Common CSS tags display
• Common CSS tags Colors and Backgrounds
• Common CSS tags Fonts

11. Parsing XML with SAX

• Core SAX2 Handler Classes
• SAX2 DefaultHandler
• SAX Events
• Ignorable Whitespace
• XML Reader Interface
• XMLReader Features
• XMLReader Factory
• Prepare SAX Parser Object
• Parse XML with SAX Steps
• Define an Event Handler
• Define an Event Handler startElement()
• Define an Event Handler Element Attributes
• Define an Event Handler Get Number of Attributes
• Define an Event Handler Get Name of Attributes
• Define an Event Handler Get Attribute Values
• Define an Event Handler Get Attribute Types
• Define an Event Handler An Example
• Define an Event Handler characters()
• Using characters()
• Define an Event Handler Error Handling
• Define an Event Handler ErrorHandler interface
• Parse XML Document
• Simple SAX Parser
• Run the SAX Application
• EntityResolver
• Locator
• Document Locator

12. Parsing XML with DOM

• Limitations of SAX
• XML as an Object Model
• Nodes
• The Basic Node Types
• Less Common Node Types
• Node Interface
• Document Interface
• NodeList Interface
• Element Interface
• Attr Interface
• Text Interface
• Parse XML with DOM Steps
• Prepare DOM Parser Object
• Parse Exceptions
• Example SimpleDOMParser

13. Accessing and Generating XML Documents with DOM

• Hierarchy of Major DOM Objects
• Use DOM API to Access DOM Objects
• Collection of Nodes NodeList and NamedNodeMap
• Example 1 Traverse and Manipulate DOM Object
• Example 2 Extract DOM Data
• Build a DOM Tree
• Create an Empty Document Object
• Creating New Node Objects
• Example 3 Build a DOM Tree
• Import DOM Nodes
• Example 4 Combine Two DOM Trees
• Using DocumentFragment
• Output DOM to XML
• Example 5 Print a DOM Tree
• XML Generation with DOM
• Modify XML Input File
• Modify XML Output File
• Modify XML Code
• Things to Remember
• Sorting nodes in a DOM Tree
• SAX vs. DOM

14. Validating XML with Schema

• Minimal Schema
• Structure of XML Schema Document
• Common XML Schema Data Types
• Schema Data Types
• Restrictions in the Elements
• Validating XML with Schema
• Naming Conflicts
• XML Validation with Schema
• Linking Documents to Schema

15. Distributed Applications with XML

• Needs for Using XML in Distributed Applications
• Using XML in Client Side
• Using XML in Server Side
• Passing XML Data over TCP/IP
• Using XML in Non Networked Systems
• A Typical Architecture of using XML in J2EE Applications
• Using XML Parsers in Applets
• An Example of using a SAX Parser in Applets
• An Example of using a DOM Parser in a DB Query Servlet
• Transforming RDBMS data to XML data
• Transforming XML data to RDBMS data
• An Example of Using SAX for Loading XML Data to Database

16. Introduction to XSL

• The Music Collection Example Retrieving Media Data
• Transformation with Java
• Reading an XML
• Transforming to HTML
• Transforming to System.out

17. JAXB

• Overview of JAXB
• Advantages of JAXB
• XML Parsing APIs
• Validation using Schemas
• Java Binding
• Using JAXB
• Binding compiler
• Interfaces and Classes
• Implementing Classes
• Compiling
• Unmarshal
• To Unmarshal
• Retrieving data
• Validation
• Unmarshalling Other Sources
• ObjectFactory
• Generating XML from JAXB
• Bind the schema
• Create the content tree from ObjectFactory
• Updating an XML
• Customizing your application
• Advantages

18. SOAP

• Why SOAP ?
• SOAP
• Waves of the Internet
• Motivations
• Need
• SOAP 1.1 Overview
• SOAP XML Namespaces
• SOAP Message
• SOAP Envelope
• SOAP Header
• SOAP Body
• SOAP Application
• SOAP Over HTTP
• SOAP HTTP Request and Response
• SOAP HTTP Request
• SOAP HTTP Request Example
• SOAP HTTP Response
• SOAP HTTP Response Example
• SOAP Faults
• SOAP Fault
• Fault Example
• What Does SOAP Define?
• Scope
• SOAP-related specs:
• SOAP Encoding
• SOAP Types and Structures
• Values and References
• Arrays
• SOAP Encoding Rules
• SOAP with Attachment
• Constructing a SOAP Message Package
• RPC Remote Procedure Call Overview
• RPC Architecture
• RPC Programs and Procedures
• SOAP-based RPC
• RPC Method Calls and Responses
• Sun s Java API for RPC and Messaging-based Web Services

Appendix-A. Writing DTDs

• DTD
• Types of DTDs
• DOCTYPE
• Internal DTDs
• External DTDs
• Combination of Children
• Putting It All Together DTD
• Putting It All Together XML
• Mixed Content
• Mixed Content An Example
• Attribute Default Values
• Attribute Types
• String Attribute Type
• Tokenized Attribute Type
• Enumerated Attribute Type
• Parsed General Entities
• Parsed Parameter Entities