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XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
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If you're a developer working with XML, you know there's a lot to know about XML,
and the XML space is evolving almost moment by moment. But you don't need to commit
every XML syntax, API, or XSLT transformation to memory; you only need to know
where to find it. And if it's a detail that has to do with XML or its companion
standards, you'll find it--clear, concise, useful, and well-organized--in the
updated third edition of XML in a Nutshell.
With XML in a Nutshell beside your keyboard, you'll be able to:
- Quick-reference syntax rules and usage examples for the core XML technologies,
including XML, DTDs, Xpath, XSLT, SAX, and DOM
- Develop an understanding of well-formed XML, DTDs, namespaces, Unicode,
and W3C XML Schema
- Gain a working knowledge of key technologies used for narrative XML documents
such as web pages, books, and articles technologies like XSLT, Xpath, Xlink,
Xpointer, CSS, and XSL-FO
- Build data-intensive XML applications
- Understand the tools and APIs necessary to build data-intensive XML applications
and process XML documents, including the event-based Simple API for XML (SAX2)
and the tree-oriented Document Object Model (DOM)
This powerful new edition is the comprehensive XML reference. Serious users
of XML will find coverage on just about everything they need, from fundamental
syntax rules, to details of DTD and XML Schema creation, to XSLT transformations,
to APIs used for processing XML documents. XML in a Nutshell also covers
XML 1.1, as well as updates to SAX2 and DOM Level 3 coverage. If you need explanation
of how a technology works, or just need to quickly find the precise syntax for
a particular piece, XML in a Nutshell puts the information at your fingertips.
Simply put, XML in a Nutshell is the critical, must-have reference for
any XML developer.
Table of Contents
Preface
I. XML Concepts
1. Introducing XML
The Benefits of XML
Portable Data
How XML Works
The Evolution of XML
2. XML Fundamentals
XML Documents and XML Files
Elements, Tags, and Character Data
Attributes
XML Names
References
CDATA Sections
Comments
Processing Instructions
The XML Declaration
Checking Documents for Well-Formedness
3. Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
Validation
Element Declarations
Attribute Declarations
General Entity Declarations
External Parsed General Entities
External Unparsed Entities and Notations
Parameter Entities
Conditional Inclusion
Two DTD Examples
Locating Standard DTDs
4. Namespaces
The Need for Namespaces
Namespace Syntax
How Parsers Handle Namespaces
Namespaces and DTDs
5. Internationalization
Character-Set Metadata
The Encoding Declaration
Text Declarations
XML-Defined Character Sets
Unicode
ISO Character Sets
Platform-Dependent Character Sets
Converting Between Character Sets
The Default Character Set for XML Documents
Character References
xml:lang
II. Narrative-like Documents
6. XML as a Document Format
SGML's Legacy
Narrative Document Structures
TEI
DocBook
OpenOffice
WordprocessingML
Document Permanence
Transformation and Presentation
7. XML on the Web
XHTML
Direct Display of XML in Browsers
Authoring Compound Documents with Modular XHTML
Prospects for Improved Web Search Methods
8. XSL Transformations (XSLT)
An Example Input Document
xsl:stylesheet and xsl:transform
Stylesheet Processors
Templates and Template Rules
Calculating the Value of an Element with xsl:value-of
Applying Templates with xsl:apply-templates
The Built-in Template Rules
Modes
Attribute Value Templates
XSLT and Namespaces
Other XSLT Elements
9. XPath
The Tree Structure of an XML Document
Location Paths
Compound Location Paths
Predicates
Unabbreviated Location Paths
General XPath Expressions
XPath Functions
10. XLinks
Simple Links
Link Behavior
Link Semantics
Extended Links
Linkbases
DTDs for XLinks
11. XPointers
XPointers on URLs
XPointers in Links
Shorthand Pointers
Child Sequences
Namespaces
Points
Ranges
12. XInclude
The include Element
Including Text Files
Content Negotiation
Fallbacks
XPointers
13. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
The Levels of CSS
CSS Syntax
Associating Stylesheets with XML Documents
Selectors
The Display Property
Pixels, Points, Picas, and Other Units of Length
Font Properties
Text Properties
Colors
14. XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)
XSL Formatting Objects
The Structure of an XSL-FO Document
Laying Out the Master Pages
XSL-FO Properties
Choosing Between CSS and XSL-FO
15. Resource Directory Description Language (RDDL)
What's at the End of a Namespace URL?
RDDL Syntax
Natures
Purposes
III. Record-like Documents
16. XML as a Data Format
Why Use XML for Data?
Developing Record-Like XML Formats
Sharing Your XML Format
17. XML Schemas
Overview
Schema Basics
Working with Namespaces
Complex Types
Empty Elements
Simple Content
Mixed Content
Allowing Any Content
Controlling Type Derivation
18. Programming Models
Common XML Processing Models
Common XML Processing Issues
Generating XML Documents
19. Document Object Model (DOM)
DOM Foundations
Structure of the DOM Core
Node and Other Generic Interfaces
Specific Node-Type Interfaces
The DOMImplementation Interface
DOM Level 3 Interfaces
Parsing a Document with DOM
A Simple DOM Application
20. Simple API for XML (SAX)
The ContentHandler Interface
Features and Properties
Filters
IV. Reference
21. XML Reference
How to Use This Reference
Annotated Sample Documents
XML Syntax
Constraints
XML 1.0 Document Grammar
XML 1.1 Document Grammar
22. Schemas Reference
The Schema Namespaces
Schema Elements
Built-in Types
Instance Document Attributes
23. XPath Reference
The XPath Data Model
Data Types
Location Paths
Predicates
XPath Functions
24. XSLT Reference
The XSLT Namespace
XSLT Elements
XSLT Functions
TrAX
25. DOM Reference
Object Hierarchy
Object Reference
26. SAX Reference
The org.xml.sax Package
The org.xml.sax.helpers Package
SAX Features and Properties
The org.xml.sax.ext Package
27. Character Sets
Character Tables
HTML4 Entity Sets
Other Unicode Blocks
Index
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: May 1, 2005
XML in a Nutshell
The organization of the book is great. Very useful and well written. It provides quick-reference syntax rules and usage examples for the core XML technologies, including XML, DTDs, Xpath, XSLT, SAX, and DOM. Develop an understanding of well-formed XML, DTDs, namespaces, Unicode, and W3C XML Schema.
This new edition is the comprehensive XML reference. Serious users of XML will find coverage on just about everything they need, from fundamental syntax rules, to details of DTD and XML Schema creation, to XSLT transformations, to APIs used for processing XML documents.
The initial chapter on SAX along with the reference chapter would give me a solid foundational base from which to work. If you need explanation of how a technology works, or just need to quickly find the precise syntax for a particular piece, XML in a Nutshell puts the information at your fingertips. I would recommend this book to someone interested in its topic. This book has earned a valued place on my reference shelf.
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