XML All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

The complete solution! This revolution in product design incorporates 6 books in 1 straightforward desk reference. Provides in depth coverage of the many features and specifications of XML, the data interchange standard of choice.
* XML All in One For Dummies is a true desk reference designed to guide readers through the features and specifications of the leading edge XML dialects and help them develop their own custom Web applications all under one cover.
* Covers XML basics, using DTD's with XML, XML namespaces, XML schemas, styling XML documents, XML's linking languages, XML tools, using XML in the real world, and more.
* The first two editions of XML For Dummies have sold more than 85,000 units.
* According to Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer "XML will become the universal medium by which Web sites and users of Web sites communicate."
* Written by NIIT a global training, IT consulting and software development organization. NIIT trains over 150,000 individuals each year in Information Technology areas.
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Table of Contents

Introduction.

Book I: Describing Data with XML.

Chapter 1: Introducing XML.

Chapter 2: Dissecting an XML Document.

Chapter 3: Creating Well-Formed XML Documents.

Chapter 4: Namespaces — Avoiding Naming Conflicts.

Book II: Validating XML.

Chapter 1: Validating XML Documents.

Chapter 2: Creating Document Type Definitions.

Chapter 3: Creating XML Schemas.

Chapter 4: XML Schema Data Types.

Chapter 5: Designing XML Schemas.

Chapter 6: Validating Documents Using DTDs and XML Schemas.

Chapter 7: Working with XML-Data Reduced.

Book III: Presenting XML.

Chapter 1: Styling XML with Stylesheets.

Chapter 2: Cascading Style Sheets — Displaying XML in a Browser.

Chapter 3: Printing XML Using XSL-FO.

Book IV: Transforming XML.

Chapter 1: XML’s Swiss Army Knife — XSLT.

Chapter 2: Powered by Template Rules.

Chapter 3: XPath — Scouting Out XML Data.

Chapter 4: Adding Logic to Your XSLT.

Chapter 5: Variables and Parameters.

Chapter 6: The Output Side of XSLT.

Book V: Working with the Rest of the X-Team.

Chapter 1: XLink — Linking XML Documents.

Chapter 2: XPointer — Pointing to Resources.

Chapter 3: XForms — Processing Forms.

Chapter 4: XHTML — Next-Generation HTML.

Book VI: Processing XML.

Chapter 1: Introduction to XML APIs.

Chapter 2: Reading XML with SAX and XMLReader.

Chapter 3: Understanding the XML DOM.

Chapter 4: Processing XML Using the DOM.

Book VII: XML Web Services.

Chapter 1: Introduction to XML Web Services.

Chapter 2: XML-RPC — Simple Distributed Computing.

Chapter 3: SOAP — Accessing Web Services the Clean and Slippery Way.

Chapter 4: WSDL — Telling the World about Your Web Services.

Chapter 5: UDDI — Finding Web Services.

Chapter 6: Voice and Wireless Services.

Chapter 7: Web Services Security.

Chapter 8: Implementing Web Services.

Index.