This second edition of the bestselling Learning XML provides web developers with a concise but grounded understanding of XML (the Extensible Markup Language) and its potential-- not just a whirlwind tour of XML.The author explains the important and relevant XML technologies and their capabilities clearly and succinctly with plenty of real-life projects and useful examples. He outlines the elements of markup--demystifying concepts such as attributes, entities, and namespaces--and provides enough depth and examples to get started. Learning XML is a reliable source for anyone who needs to know XML, but doesn't want to waste time wading through hundreds of web sites or 800 pages of bloated text.For writers producing XML documents, this book clarifies files and the process of creating them with the appropriate structure and format. Designers will learn what parts of XML are most helpful to their team and will get started on creating Document Type Definitions. For programmers, the book makes syntax and structures clear. Learning XML also discusses the stylesheets needed for viewing documents in the next generation of browsers, databases, and other devices.Learning XML illustrates the core XML concepts and language syntax, in addition to important related tools such as the CSS and XSL styling languages and the XLink and XPointer specifications for creating rich link structures. It includes information about three schema languages for validation: W3C Schema, Schematron, and RELAX-NG, which are gaining widespread support from people who need to validate documents but aren't satisfied with DTDs. Also new in this edition is a chapter on XSL-FO, a powerful formatting language for XML. If you need to wade through the acronym soup of XML and start to really use this powerful tool, Learning XML, will give you the roadmap you need.
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"...this is not a skimpy overview of XML, but rather a complete introduction to Extensible Markup Language that quickly provides the web developer with a grounding in both how to use it, and what to use it for. The beginner will appreciate the outlining of markup elements, the demystification of concepts, and the code examples aplenty to play with. Those with a basic understanding will like the lack of bloat, and will still find it a useful reference to dip back into when hit by an attack of 'what the heck to I do now', which we all know only too well. Whether you need to get to grips with core concepts, top up your knowledge of Xlink and Xpointer specs, go back to language syntax basics or investigate schemas such as W3C Schema, Schmatron and RELAX-NG, you'll find it all here." Davey Winder, PC Plus, March (7/10)
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
beginning XML developers
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Broschur/Paperback
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Maße
Höhe: 233 mm
Breite: 179 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-596-00420-0 (9780596004200)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Erik T. Ray has worked for O'Reilly Media, Inc. as a software developer and XML specialist since 1995. He helped to establish a complete publishing solution using DocBook-XML and Perl to produce books in print, on CD-ROM, and for the new Safari web library of books. As the author of the O'Reilly best seller Learning XML and numerous articles to technical journals, Erik is known for his clear and entertaining writing style. When not hammering out code, he enjoys playing card games, reading about hemorrhagic fevers, practicing Buddhist meditation, and collecting toys. He lives in Saugus, MA with his wife Jeannine and 7 parrots.
1. Introduction What Is XML? Where Did XML Come From? What Can I Do with XML? How Do I Get Started? 2. Markup and Core Concepts Tags Documents The Document Prolog Elements Entities Miscellaneous Markup 3. Modelling Information Simple Data Storage Narrative Documents Complex Data Documents Describing Documents 4. Quality Control with Schemas Basic Concepts DTDs W3C XML Schema RELAXNG S chematron Schemas Compared 5. Presentation Part I: CSS Stylesheets CSS Basics Rule Matching Properties Examples 6. XPath and XPointer Nodes and Trees Finding Nodes XPath Expressions XPointer 7. Transformation with XSLT History Concepts Running Transformations The stylesheet Element Templates Formatting 8. Presentation Part II: XSL-FO How It Works A Quick Example The Area Model Formatting Objects An Example: TEI A Bigger Example : DocBook 9. Internationalization Character Encodings MIME and Media Types Specifying Human Languages 10. Programming Limitations Streams and Events Trees and Objects Pull Parsing Standard APIs Choosing a Parser PYX SAX DOM Other Options A. Resources B. A Taxonomy of Standards.
