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XML Schema Essentials

May 4, 2010 by BPELforum

ISBN13: 9780471412595
Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
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Product Description
Replacing DTDs (Document Type Definitions) as the way in which XML documents are described and validated, XML schemas are essential for ensuring the accuracy and security of information in B2B transactions and other XML applications. This how-to guide employs extensive examples and source code to help developers and programmers get quickly up to speed on the practical application of this important technology. With in-depth explanations for each example, XML expert Mike Fitzgerald acquaints readers with coding structures, then moves to more advanced topics, including unique element and attribute values, keys, and how to use schemas with HTML. Like the other books in the series, this guide features comprehensive appendices listing all the datatypes and data facets, code indexes, and other time-saving features.

XML Schema Essentials

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Professional Xml : 2nd Edition

May 3, 2010 by BPELforum

Product Description
XML, otherwise known as eXtensible Mark Up language is the latest buzz-word on the Internet, but it’s a rapidly maturing technology with powerful real-world applications, particularly for the management, display and organization of data. The book’s scope is XML, XSL, and the whole Document Object Model. It also investigates SAX, WAP, XML linking, XML e-commerce, server to server XML and XML databases. This book is a broad compendium that investigates and describes how the total XML concept will work for programmers.Amazon.com Review
A serious look at how to use XML in sophisticated real-world Web applications, Professional XML goes beyond your run-of-the-mill tutorial by giving you practical examples and techniques.

The book focuses on W3C XML and the various enabling technologies that are becoming entwined with XML. It provides three threads of content, representing the different angles from which readers will approach XML. The first covers the core material, including well-formed syntax, data modeling, and the Document Object Model (DOM)–a critical programming interface to XML documents. The other two threads cover the most common usages of XML: as a data format and transport mechanism, and as a visual presentation language for human interaction.

The material is aimed at Web developers who already have a handle on standard Web architectures and are looking into what XML can add to the mix. Chapters on where XML fits into eBusiness and the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) illustrate how powerfully XML can impact tomorrow’s Internet-driven marketplace. Four case studies explore rather advanced applications as well.

While Professional XML provides an overview of XML, it’s best to read it as a secondary resource after you get the basics from a traditional primer. This fine work will then propel you to the frontiers of XML technology. –Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: XML syntax, Document Type Definitions (DTD), data modeling, Document Object Model (DOM), Simple API for XML (SAX) 1.0, namespaces, schemas, linking, XML–database integration, server to server transfers, eBusiness applications, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and SOAP.

Professional Xml : 2nd Edition

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XML for the World Wide Web

April 30, 2010 by BPELforum

ISBN13: 9780201710984
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Web-maven Elizabeth Castro, who has penned Peachpit books on HTML, Perl and CGI, and Netscape, now tackles XML–an indispensable tool for creating personalized, updated content for each visitor on your site. Whether you build Web pages for a living or you’re taking on a new hobby, XML for the World Wide Web contains everything you need to create dynamic Web sites by writing XML code, developing custom XML applications with DTDs and schemas, transforming XML into personalized Web content through XSLT-based transformations, and professionally formatting XML documents with Cascading Style Sheets.

The real power of XML lies in combining information from various sources and generating personalized content for different visitors. Castro’s easy-to-follow graphics show exactly what XML looks like, and her real-world examples explain how to transform and streamline your Web-site creation process by automatically updating content.Amazon.com Review
The Visual QuickStart Guide series from Peachpit Press is known for boiling topics down to the essentials, and presenting them in an engaging and efficient way, to get the reader up to speed quickly. In applying this model to XML, author Elizabeth Castro had her work cut out for her.

Fortunately for her readers, Castro has identified successfully the core components of XML, and presented them in a streamlined way. This book doesn’t tackle any of the advanced elements of XML technology, such as SOAP, SAX, or integration with the Document Object Model (DOM). Instead, it focuses on teaching the basic nuts and bolts of creating XML documents, styling them, and defining their structure.

This book moves at a fast pace. Document Type Definitions (DTDs), for instance, get only 30 pages of coverage. This tight format comprises simple examples that illustrate commands and concepts, instead of pages of text. The pages are presented in a two-column format, so that code fragments can be placed (wisely) side by side with the step-by-step explanatory text. Each topic example is supplemented with one or more useful implementation tips.

For a true grasp of XML and all of its potential, you’ll need to follow up this introductory tutorial with more reading on the applications of the technology and case studies. But this little book is a great way to learn the basics of XML in a weekend. –Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered:

XML documents
Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
Schemas
Namespaces
XSLT and XPath
Cascading style sheets (CSS)
XLink
XPointer

XML for the World Wide Web

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XML in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

April 29, 2010 by BPELforum

Product Description
This powerful new edition provides developers with a comprehensive guide to the rapidly evolving XML space. Serious users of XML will find just about everything they need, from fundamental syntax rules, to details of vocabulary creation, to transformations, to APIs used for processing XML documents. XML in a Nutshell, in fact, is the only reference of its kind among XML books. Whether you’re a Web designer using SVG to add vector graphics to web pages, or a C++ programmer using SOAP to serialize objects into a remote database, this expanded second edition provides a thorough explanation of all the basic rules — including XML, DTDs, namespaces, Unicode, XML Schemas, XSLT, Xpath, SAX, and DOM. If you need explanation of how a technology works, or just need to quickly find the precise syntax for a particular piece, this is the place to look. XML in a Nutshell is an essential guide for developers who need to create XML-based file formats and data structures for use in any XML document.Amazon.com Review
Continuing in the tradition of the Nutshell series, XML in a Nutshell provides a dense tutorial on its subject, as well as a useful day-to-day reference. While the reader isn’t expected to have prior expertise in XML, this book is most effective as an add-on to a more introductory tutorial because of its relatively fast pace.

The authors set out to systematically–and rapidly–cover the basics of XML first, namely the history of the markup language and the various languages and technologies that compose the standard. In this first section, they discuss the basics of XML markup, Document Type Definitions (DTDs), namespaces, and Unicode. From there, the authors move into “narrative-centric documents” in a section that appropriately focuses on the application of XML to books, articles, Web pages and other readable content.

This book definitely presupposes in the reader an aptitude for picking up concepts quickly and for rapidly building cumulative knowledge. Code examples are used–only to illustrate the particular point in question–but not in excess. The book gets into “data-centric” XML, exploring the difference between the object-driven Document Object Model (DOM) and the event-driven Simple API for XML (SAX). However, these areas are a little underpowered and offer a bit less detail about this key area than the reader will expect.

At the core of any Nutshell book is the reference section, and the installment found inside this text is no exception. Here, the XML 1.0 standard, XPath, XSLT, DOM, SAX, and character sets are covered. Some material that is covered earlier in the book–such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)–is not re-articulated, however. XML in a Nutshell is not the only book on XML you should have, but it is definitely one that no XML coder should be without. –Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered:

XML history
Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
Namespaces
Internationalization
XML-based data formats
XHTML
XSL
XPath
XLink
XPointer
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
XSL-FO
Document Object Model (DOM)
Simple API for XML (SAX)

XML in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

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