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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

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