XML Pocket Consultant

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By William R. Stanek

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Released: January 2002

Pages: 416

XML Essentials
1. Chapter 1 Introducing XML
  1. XML Basics
  2. Using XML
  3. Extensions to XML
  4. Creating XML-Based Solutions
2. Chapter 2 XML Document Structure
  1. XML Naming Rules
  2. Working with Root, Parent, and Child Elements
  3. Defining XML Elements and Tags
  4. Using XML Attributes
  5. Working with Entity References, Character Data, Comments, and Processing Instructions
  6. Specifying XML Declarations
  7. Creating Well-Formed Documents
DTDs and Namespaces
1. Chapter 3 Creating DTDs
  1. Understanding DTDs
  2. Working with Internal DTDs
  3. Working with External DTDs
  4. Combining Internal and External DTDs
2. Chapter 4 XML Elements in DTDs
  1. Defining Elements in DTDs
  2. Structuring Elements
3. Chapter 5 XML Attributes in DTDs
  1. Defining Attributes in DTDs
  2. Declaring Standard Attribute Types in DTDs
4. Chapter 6 XML Entities and Notations in DTDs
  1. Getting Started with Entities and Notations
  2. Working with General Entities in DTDs
  3. Working with Parameter Entities in DTDs
  4. Using Encoded Characters
5. Chapter 7 XML Namespaces
  1. Understanding Namespaces
  2. Creating Namespaces
  3. Using Namespaces with DTDs
XML Schemas
1. Chapter 8 XML Schemas
  1. Getting Started with Schemas
  2. Working with Basic Schemas
  3. Using Targeted Namespaces with Schemas
  4. Including and Importing Schemas
2. Chapter 9 Defining Simple Types in Schema
  1. Making Simple Element and Attribute Declarations
  2. Creating Simple Types
3. Chapter 10 Specifying Datatypes and Restrictions in Schema
  1. Using String and Name Datatypes
  2. Using Date and Time Datatypes
  3. Using Numeric Datatypes
  4. Using Other Datatypes
  5. Controlling Acceptable Values
4. Chapter 11 Defining Complex Types in Schema
  1. Working with Complex Types
  2. Defining Content for Complex Elements
  3. Structuring Complex Elements in Schemas
  4. Using Groups and References
5. Chapter 12 Content Models for Schema Declarations
  1. all Definitions
  2. annotation Definitions
  3. any Definitions
  4. anyAttribute Definitions
  5. attribute Definitions
  6. attributeGroup Definitions and References
  7. choice Definitions
  8. complexType Definitions
  9. element Definitions
  10. Element group Definitions and References
  11. import Definitions
  12. include Definitions
  13. notation Definitions
  14. schema Definitions
  15. selector and field Definitions
  16. sequence Definitions
  17. simpleType Definitions
  18. unique Constraint Definitions
XSLT and XPath
1. Chapter 13 XSL Transformations and Formatting
  1. Introducing XSLT
  2. Matching Document Structures to Template Rules
  3. Structuring XSLT Stylesheets
2. Chapter 14 XPath Operators and Expressions
  1. Understanding Location Paths
  2. Understanding XPath Operators and Datatypes
  3. Using Relative XPath Expressions with Elements
  4. Using Absolute XPath Expressions with Elements
  5. Locating Attribute, Text, Comment, and Processing Instruction Nodes
  6. Using Namespaces with Element and Attribute Nodes
  7. Using Wildcards and Predicates in XPath Expressions
3. Chapter 15 Branching and Control Functions
  1. Processing Nodes Conditionally with if Statements
  2. Processing Nodes Conditionally with choose-when and choose-when-otherwise Statements
  3. Processing Multiple Nodes with for-each Statements
  4. Invoking, Including, and Importing Templates
4. Chapter 16 Variables and Parameters in XSLT
  1. Working with Parameters
  2. Working with Variables
5. Chapter 17 Working with Strings, Booleans, and Numbers
  1. Manipulating Strings
  2. Converting and Manipulating Boolean Values
  3. Working with Numeric Values
6. Chapter 18 Restructuring Input Documents and Manipulating Document Subsets
  1. Combining and Merging Documents
  2. Manipulating Document Structures
  3. Sorting Document Structures
  4. Counting Nodes