XML in Easy Steps

by Mike McGrath

XML In Easy Steps instructs the reader how to create valid, well-formed, XML documents to describe a variety of data. It contains separate chapters on all major features of the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), together with the associated technologies of Document Type Definition (DTD), XMLSchema, eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), XPath, XLink, and XPointer, There are code examples and browser screenshots that illustrate how that example might appear when viewed in a web browser.

XML In Easy Steps begins by examining the evolution of XML then explains the basic structure of an XML document. The book describes how to define rules for each XML element-first using the traditional DTD method, then using the newer XMLSchema language. Examples show how each element node of an XML document can be addressed individually using the XPath language. There are demonstrations of how to format the appearance of XML documents in a web browser-with both eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) rules and with Cascading Stylesheet (CSS) rules. The final chapter creates a complete working XML application to illustrate the XML Document Object Model (DOM). The reader need have no previous knowledge of any markup language so it's ideal for the newcomer to XML. Each chapter builds the reader's knowledge of XML. By the end of this book the reader will have gained a sound understanding of XML and be able to create their own schemas and XML data documents.

XML In Easy Steps has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to begin using XML. It will appeal to programmers who want to quickly add XML to their skills set, and to the student who is studying website design, and to those seeking a career in web development who need an understanding of XML.
And, all at a value-price!

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2003

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Reviews

[Bonnie]

Used this when I was learning XML while getting my MLIS (accidentally deleted it :(, so I'm adding it back)

Backup plan #1: never ended up needing it. It's a doing class, not a reading class.

[Andrew Obrigewitsch]

Pretty good quick guide to XML, however the later chapters suffer from too little info. But if you want to get into more advanced topics like how to run XML with Ajax, you are probably better off finding a more in depth book on that subject.

[Yash]

nice