XML Elements of Style
Published on 16. March 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-07-212220-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text focuses on how to use XML (Extensible Markup Language) to create documents with maximum flexibility for interchange and integration with other users and programmers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-212220-6 (9780072122206)
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Person
Simon St. Laurent (Ithaca, NY) is a consultant in the Internet and Web programming market. His previous books include Cookies (0-07-050498-9), a definitive reference on one of the most controversial Web programming tools around, and XML: A Primer.
Content
Part I: Elementary Rules of Usage. XML Documents: An Overview. Starting the Document: The Prolog. Foundations: Elements, Attributes, and Namespaces. Documents, "Reality," and Modeling Models. Processing Models and Document Structures. Common Document Patterns. Describing Foundations: Element Type Declarations. Describing Foundations: Attribute List Declarations. Extras: Comments, Processing Instructions, and CDATA Sections. White Space. Data Typing in XML 1.0. Part II: Elementary Principles of Composition. Using Character References and Predefined Entities. Using General Entities for Reusable Document Content. Using Parameter Entities for Reusable Declarations. Using Notations and Unparsed Entities. Part II: A Few Matters of Form. Types of Markup: Semantic to Application Specific. Planning for Transformation and Presentation. Building Modular DTDs. Leaving Room for the Future: Extensible DTDs. Developing for an International Audience. The Importance of Documentation. Creating Webs of Documents: XLink. Part IV: Tools and Features Commonly Misused. Integrating Namespaces with XML 1.0. Describing Document Types Precisely. Processing Instructions: Working Outside Content. Troubles with Non-Validating Parsers. XML Processing Architectures: Trees and Streams. Part V: An Approach to Style. Seeking Consistency. Building on Past Works. Maximizing Information Quantity and Quality. Designing for Large-Scale Interchange. XML and Data Integration. Maximizing Flexibility: Radical Extensibility.