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XML Training Coursehttp//www.w3c.org/XML/

• Module 6 XML Technologies and Resources

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What to expect this Session

• Overview of XML technologies
• Overview of XML resources

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DTD Document Type Definition

• Used to define the legal building blocks of an
  XML Document
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3.org/XML/1998/06/xmlspec-report
• http//www.w3schools.com/dtd/
• http//builder.com.com/article.jhtml?idu002200204
  01adm01.htm

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XSD XML Schema

• Schemas are powerful alternatives to DTDs
• Schemas are written in XML and support namespaces
  and data types
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/XML/Schema
• http//www.w3schools.com/schema/
• http//builder.com.com/article.jhtml?idu003200204
  18adm01.htm

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Namespaces

• Defines a method of defining element and
  attribute names used in XML by associating them
  with URI references
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_namespaces.asp

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XHTML Extensible HTML

• XHTML is the reformulation of HTML 4.01 in XML.
• XHTML 1.0 is the latest version of HTML.
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/MarkUp/
• http//www.w3schools.com/xhtml/
• http//www.thescarms.com/XML/XHTMLTutorial.asp

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CSS Cascading Style Sheets

• CSS style sheets can be added to XML documents to
  provide display information
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/Style/CSS/
• http//www.w3schools.com/css/

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DOM Document Object Model

• The DOM defines interfaces, properties, and
  methods to manipulate XML documents
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/DOM/
• http//www.w3schools.com/dom/
• http//builder.com.com/article.jhtml?idu002200205
  22adm01.htm

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SAX Simple API for XML

• SAX is an interface to read and manipulate XML
  documents
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.saxproject.org/
• http//builder.com.com/article.jhtml?idu002200205
  27adm01.htm

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XSL Extensible Style Sheet Language

• XSL consists of three parts
• XML Document Transformation (renamed XSLT)
• A pattern matching syntax (renamed XPath)
• Formatting object interpreation
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/Style/XSL/
• http//www.w3schools.com/xsl/

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XSLT XML Transformation

• XSLT is far more powerful than CSS. It can be
  used to transform XML files into many different
  output formats.
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/TR/xslt

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XPath XML Pattern Matching

• XPath is a language for addressing parts of an
  XML document.
• XPath was designed to be used by both XSLT and
  XPointer
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/TR/xpath

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XLink XML Linking Language

• Allows elements to be inserted into XML documents
  in order to create links between XML resources
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/XML/Linking

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XPointer XML Pointer Language

• Supports addressing into the internal structures
  of XML documents, such as elements, attributes,
  and content
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/TR/xptr/

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XQL XML Query Language

• Supports query facilities to extract data from
  XML documents
• More information and Tutorials
• http//www.w3c.org/XML/Query

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Further Reading and Resources

• http//www.xml.com/
• http//www.xmlpitstop.com/
• http//www.ibiblio.org/xml/
• http//www.programmersheaven.com/zone18/mh137.htm