January 2001
Beginner to intermediate
368 pages
9h 10m
English
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The book is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter 1, is an overview of XML and some of its common uses. It's a springboard to the rest of the book, introducing the main concepts that will be explained in detail in following chapters.
Chapter 2, describes the basic syntax of XML, laying the foundation for understanding XML applications and technologies.
Chapter 3, shows how to create simple links between documents and resources, an important aspect of XML.
Chapter 4, introduces the concept of stylesheets with the Cascading Style Sheets language.
Chapter 5, covers document type definitions (DTDs) and introduces XML Schema. These are the major techniques for ensuring the quality and completeness of documents.
Chapter 6, shows how to create a transformation stylesheet to convert one form of XML into another.
Chapter 7, is an introduction to the accessible and international side of XML, including Unicode, character encodings, and language support.
Chapter 8, gives you an overview of writing software to process XML.
In addition, there are two appendixes and a glossary:
Appendix A, contains a bibliography of resources for learning more about XML.
Appendix B, lists technologies related to XML.
The Glossary explains terms used in the book.
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