- Paperback: 864 pages
- Publisher: QUE; 2 edition (16 July 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 078972748X
- ISBN-13: 978-0789727480
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.7 x 4.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,046,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition gives developers a formal introduction to XML technology, starting with in-depth coverage of basic syntax and fundamental "pieces" of XML, including DTDs, Schemas, and Namespaces. The authors then cover various applications of XML, including transforming and displaying XML documents using CSS and XSL, locating data within XML documents using Xpath, Xlink and Xpointer, programming XML with SAX or DOM, including XML in Java or .NET applications, XML Scripting with Perl, XHTML and WML for presentation on traditional and hand-held Web browsers, and querying data or documents with Xquery. The final chapters cover technologies related to XML such as SVG, SMIL, and RDF, focusing on the practical features developers can put to use today.
From the Back Cover
Special Edition Using XML, Second Edition gives developers a formal introduction to XML technology, starting with in-depth coverage of basic syntax and fundamental "pieces" of XML, including DTDs, Schemas, and Namespaces. The authors then cover various applications of XML, including transforming and displaying XML documents using CSS and XSL, locating data within XML documents using Xpath, Xlink and Xpointer, programming XML with SAX or DOM, including XML in Java or .NET applications, XML Scripting with Perl, XHTML and WML for presentation on traditional and hand-held Web browsers, and querying data or documents with Xquery. The final chapters cover technologies related to XML such as SVG, SMIL, and RDF, focusing on the practical features developers can put to use today.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
As the title suggests, it is quite literally the only XML book you'll ever need. It begins with an easy introduction to the basics of XML, XSL, etc. Then it explains document structuring with DTDs and schemas. It seems to cover everything, including a later section on derivatives of XML, such as XHTML and WML. You won't regret buying this book.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
2 reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Contains technical errors and omissions
17 Oct 2002
Format:Paperback
This book covers a wide breadth of topics in XML, without going thoroughly into the depths of any one topic. It often refers the reader to other materials for depth information. This is as it should be, but then the byline "The ONLY XML book you need" is somewhat dishonest marketing; they should remove it.
Second, _Using XML_ has quite a few typographical errors. So far I've found more than one per 10 pages, more than I'd expect for a Second Edition book.
Far worse, the book contains technical errors and is not clear on important points. As an example of the first grievance, p. 44 states that PCDATA cannot contain <, >, and / characters. In fact, it cannot contain "<" or "&"; ">" can legally appear, but should be escaped for compatibility with SGML, and "/" is just fine. An example on p. 94 puts comments before <?xml ...?>, yet the xml prolog must occur first in any document (even before whitespace). Mr. Gulbransen should know that. Page 91 uses an unparsed entity inline, violating Well-Formedness Constraint: Parsed Entity. And the example soc="123-00-1234" p. 83 violates Validity Constraint: ID, because a SSN is not a valid Name. Having found all these technical errors in the areas of XML I do know, how can I trust this book to correctly teach me things I don't know?
I also can't say the book is very clear in places where I want it to be. After pp. 130-133, I should know how to associate XML Schemas with XML documents. Instead, I can only blindly follow the example; I surely don't understand what is the role of each of the components, especially of the URI ending with "/contact".
Due to technical inaccuracies and occasional lack of clarity, I cannot recommend this book. I would like to find an XML reference which is similarly broad in scope, yet both clear and correct in its details.
Good & Bad
15 Dec 2004
Format:Paperback
Well, I was tempted to pick this book up for sometime. It seemed to read very well and is chocked full of helpful examples - at least to me. Eventually I gave in and bought it. Oh yah, there was no CD but hey, all that stuff is available on the Web right? Well apparently, not in this case. And especially for a book written by authors with such distinguished credentials - Mr. Gulbransen et al ... not to mention a reputable publishing house - QUE ( they have produced good works in the past ) I have been unable in my efforts to unturn a single piece of code for this book.
Ironically, the helpfull ( we want your feedback ) page that Que places in all it's books was , well useless. Someone named Candy Hall did reply, only if it was to say - No! So the email trail looked like this:
Attention:
Alexander Kachur
Hi Alexander,
I bought this wonderful book
done by Que entitled:
Using XML (second edition) by David Gulbransen, et al ...
Well, it didn't come with a CD
so naturally I was expecting to be directed
to some web page where I could download
the examples discussed in the book.
Can you help me out. and tell me just
what the URL is for that download page?
I visited your website but did not see any such
link ...
and when I sent an email off to Que Publishing
as identified in the forward for the book,
the response from Candy Hall was not
encouraging. This is what I got:
Thank you for your email about Special Edition Using XML. I'm glad you like
the book. Unfortunately the code for this book is not available for
download.
Candy Hall
Well, the declaration on the front of the book reads:
" The only xml book you need "
fine, it's a great book, but I need the code ...
If you can possibly point me to where I can
download this or email me a zipped archive
I would truly appreciate your help.
Thanking You
in advance
Dwight Lemaire
Alexander Kachur
Hi Alexander,
I bought this wonderful book
done by Que entitled:
Using XML (second edition) by David Gulbransen, et al ...
Well, it didn't come with a CD
so naturally I was expecting to be directed
to some web page where I could download
the examples discussed in the book.
Can you help me out. and tell me just
what the URL is for that download page?
I visited your website but did not see any such
link ...
and when I sent an email off to Que Publishing
as identified in the forward for the book,
the response from Candy Hall was not
encouraging. This is what I got:
Thank you for your email about Special Edition Using XML. I'm glad you like
the book. Unfortunately the code for this book is not available for
download.
Candy Hall
Well, the declaration on the front of the book reads:
" The only xml book you need "
fine, it's a great book, but I need the code ...
If you can possibly point me to where I can
download this or email me a zipped archive
I would truly appreciate your help.
Thanking You
in advance
Dwight Lemaire
............. Well, Alexander never answered because
I kept getting Mail Administrator responses saying the
plug was pulled on his email.
In spite of the apparently all negative reviews on-line
about things like content, and gross inaccuraies, I find
there are salvaging comments to make about this book.
Essentially, it works for me .... however, there is no Code
to be found for it anywhere. Gulbransen cannot be contacted.
Que denies any code is available for this book. Well, what did
they use to put it together anyway? This spoils everyone's
reputation for excellence in providing information and follow-ups doesn't it? In conclusion, Gulbransen and el should be shamed into leaving this work as is. Que should be shamed of providing no support ( inspite of the friendly teaser page).
Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame.
At times like these, one really appreciates an Oreilly Text. I'll never stray again ..
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
