XML: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

"Only in the abbreviation-laden world of high technology could three letters have such wide impact." CNET XML is one of the hottest Web development tools/languages - especially in e-commerce. XML (Extensible Markup Language), a tagbased language similar to HTML, is designed to structure data, rather than format it like HTML. XML allows for the exchange of data between companies, within a company, or within an application. XML is a Web standard touted as having the potential to revolutionize the way businesses exchange data. It not only allows companies to easily and cheaply conduct online transactions with their customers and partners, it also delivers sound, video and other data across the Web. XML is simple to learn and works over Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the underlying protocol of the Web. In comparison, CORBA, EJB, and COM require more extensive programming knowledge Nearly every company - including Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM - is building XML support into their products.

Take readers from creating simple documents to developing full-fledged Web applications.
Handy quick reference command guide quickly shows readers popular XML commands.
CD contains ready-to-use code from the book.
In-depth coverage of using style sheets so Web developers can define how different elements appear.
Coverage of key emerging XML standards, including Schemas, Xlink, Xpointer, etc.

The Most In-Depth Guide to XML Available

Create simple to complex XML documents and build full-fledged Web applications using this one-stop resource. Covering a wide range of topics from reviewing XML parsers and validators to using scripts and converting databases into XML documents this all-inclusive reference shows you everything you need to work with this popular tag-based language. Learn to enhance text with either cascading or extensible style sheets, use schemas to improve functionality, select portions of a document using XLink and XPointer, and much more. Additionally, XML: The Complete Reference covers SMIL and Math languages used for multimedia presentations and displaying mathematical equations. Thorough, useful, and comprehensive, this is the only XML book you'll need.

-Get an overview of related standards and requirements for using XML
-Create organized, well-formed XML document structures
-Identify attributes and add data to your XML documents
-Use schemas in XML applications to restrict values and create reports
-Discover where and when to use style sheets, including CSS and XSL
-Expand XML applications with XLinks, XPointers, and XQuery
-Learn how to change HTML to XHTML
-Manipulate XML with JavaScript, and use CGI to convert database information to an XML document

Heather Williamson (Enterprise, OR) has spent more than 4 years designing and developing Web pages for both corporate intranets and Internet sites. She is an experienced author and has written several books for various computer book publishers. Heather has tech edited several competing XML titles, so she has a unique perspective on what the competition is doing right and wrong and how she can create a better book.