Visual Overview
Components of an XML Application
How It All Fits Together
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XML: Creating Content
Quick Look
Parts of an XML Document
First Sample XML Code
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The Syntax of XML
Basic Rules of XML Data Construction
The Root Element
Closing Tags
Shorthand for Closing Tags
Nested Tags
Quoted Attributes
Case Sensitive
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The XML Declaration
XML Declaration: What is it
Attributes of the Declaration
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The Root Element
The Root Element: What is it
Purpose of a Root Element
Syntax of the Root Element
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Creating Elements
Elements: What are they
Syntax for Creating an Element
Tags with No Content
Nesting Elements
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Attributes
Attributes: What are they
Syntax for Creating an Attribute
Multiple Attributes
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Commenting Your Code
Comments: What are they
The Syntax of Comments
Restriction on Comments
Uses for Comments
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Using Default Entities
Default Entities: What are they
Syntax for Using an Entity
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CDATA: Unparsed Data
CDATA Section: What is it
Syntax of a CDATA Section
Uses for CDATA Sections
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XML Summary Quiz

DTD: Document Type Definitions

DTD: A Quick Look
DTD: What is it
Example of a DTD and its Data Source
Well Formed Data
Valid Data
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Declaring the DOCTYPE
DOCTYPE: What is it
Writing the DOCTYPE declaration
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Creating Elements
What Do Elements Do
Constructing an element
Element Syntax
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The Content Model
Basic Rules for Creating Content Models
Constructing a Content Model
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Refining the Content Model
Multiple Data of the Same Type
Declaring Number of Elements
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Element Sequence
Enforcing Order
Arbitrary Order
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Attributes
Attribute: What is it?
Creating an Attribute
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Attribute Keywords
Attribute Keywords
#REQUIRED Keyword
#IMPLIED Keyword
#FIXED Keyword
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Attribute Types
Data Typing
CDATA Keyword
Enumerated Keyword
NMTOKEN Keyword
NMTOKENS Keyword
ID Keyword
IDREF Keyword
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General Entity
General ENTITY
Using a General Entity
Using an External General Entity
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Parameter Entity
Parameter ENTITY
External DTDs
Creating a Parameter ENTITY
Using a Parameter ENTITY
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Schemas: Defining Data Structures
Schema: What is it
How is it different from a DTD
Complex and Simple Types
First Sample of a Schema
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Creating a Skeleton
Schema File Skeleton
'schema' Element
Locating the Schema
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Defining/Declaring Elements
Root Element
Creating a Datatype
Nesting Elements
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Validation
Validation
Validating with a Parser
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Simple Types
Predefined simpleType
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Creating Types
ComplexType vs SimpleType
Deciding between complexType and simpleType
Creating the Schema
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Restricting the Data
Minimum and Maximum Occuranes
User Refined simpleType
Enumerated Lists
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Attributes
Attributes
Defining Attributes
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XSL: Outputting XML

XSL: A Quick Look
XSL: What is it
What Does It Do
Benefits of XSL
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Building a Template
Setting Up an XSL Document
Root Level Template
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Calling the Stylesheet
The Stylesheet
Creating the Processing Instruction
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Choosing and Placing Data
Pulling in Data
Using xsl:value-of
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Looping and Sorting
Using for-each
Sorting Data Sets
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Using Attributes
Attributes
Attribute Templates
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Conditional Processing
The 'if' Condition
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Template Rules
Template Rules
How Templates Works
Creating a Template Rule
Using a Template Rule
Advantages of Template Rules
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Xpath: An Overview
XPath: What is it
Uses of XPath
The Root Node
Current Node: Accessing Child Nodes
Current Node: Accessing Attributes Nodes
Moving Around the Tree: Abbreviated Location Paths
Predicates
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Xpath: Functions
XPath Functions
count() Function
sum() Function
position() Function
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Xpath: Expressions
XPath Expressions
Numbers
Strings
Strings: contains() Function
translate() Function
concat() Function
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