Essential Xml for Web Professionals (Essential Series) (Paperback)

This concise, fast-paced tutorial teaches Web developers how to use XML to build dynamic, portable, scalable e-Commerce websites. Using hands-on projects that cover a wide range of e-Commerce site development tasks, this book focuses on the key XML technologies of e-commerce development -- notably, schemas, namespaces, XSLT, and Xlink. Essential XML for Web Professionals begins by introducing the fundamentals of XML, and explaining how to define XML using DTDs and schema. Learn how to utilize namespaces to resolve naming conflicts across multiple XML languages; then master XML techniques for building lists, tables, frames, and forms. Discover practical techniques for converting HTML to XML; using CSS in XML environments; working with links and pointers; and making the most of XSL Transformations (XSLT) stylesheets. All source code samples, images, and XML markup are available from the supporting website, where Web developers can see exactly how their pages and applications should look and work.

• Learn XML fundamentals and build Web applications—fast!
• Focused on the XML skills Web professionals need most
• Learn by doing, as you work on a fictional e-commerce site
• Up-to-the-minute coverage includes schemas, namespaces, XSLT, XLink, XPointer, XHTML, and more
• Learn practical techniques, based on real-world scenarios

Essential XML for Web Professionals is the fastest way for busy professionals to master the XML skills needed for building dynamic, portable, and scalable applications. By completeing hands-on projects covering a wide range of development tasks, you'll master key XML technologies—including schemas, namespaces, XSLT, XLink, XHTML, and more. Start with simple examples, then work your way up to sophisticated projects. Learn practical techniques! All sample applications found in the book are downloadable from the companion Web site. You can reuse and adapt the code to see exactly how your applications should look and work!

You'll master all this, and much more!

• Mastering XML fundamentals, structure, and syntax
• Defining XML using DTDs and schemas
• Using namespaces to resolve naming conflicts
• Building XML schema utilizing complex types
• Using XHTML to bridge HTML with XML
• Working with XLink
• Using CSS in XML environments
• Linking to XML fragments with XPointer
• Making the most of XSL Transformations (XSLT)
• Using key XML applications: SMIL, SVG, and WDDX
• Manipulating XML with the DOM

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