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Introduction to XML Technology

XML is increasingly becoming a critical part of many application architectures. In this training course, we will expose you to XML and the many and various technologies that surround it, such as XML Schemas, XSLT, SAX, DOM, and XPath . The training course also introduces the new Web services technology. Conygre is an education partner with Altova , and throughout the training course, we will be using the popular XML editor, XML Spy. This training course covers material required for the IBM Certified XML Developer qualification.

Training Course Duration

1 days

Layout

The training course combines lectures with practical exercises that help the delegates to put what they have learned on the training course into practice.  The exercises specifically build on what has been recently taught and are built up as the training course progresses.

Who it is for

This training course is aimed at anyone who is experienced programming who needs to incorporate XML processing into his or her application development.

Training Course Prerequisites

Training Course Objectives

At the end of this training course, students should be able to:

Training Course Contents

1. Introduction to XML

  • What is XML?
  • XML Syntax
  • Well formed XML
  • Where XML fits into applications

2. XML Namespaces

  • The need for namespaces
  • Identifying and specifying namespace
  • Working with namespace prefixes
  • The default namespace

3. XML Schemas and DTDs

  • XML Grammars
  • Validating XML
  • Defining XML Grammars
  • XML Namespaces
  • Introduction to XML Schema
  • Introduction to DTD

4. Introducing XSLT

  • Using XSLT in applications
  • XSLT Anatomy
  • The role of Xpath in XSLT
  • Applying XSLT transformations from applications

5. Introducing XQuery

  • The need for XQuery
  • Database support for XQuery
  • The XQuery FLWOR structure
  • Running XQueries

6. Document Object Model (DOM)

  • Introduction to the DOM APIs
  • The anatomy of a Document Object
  • Creating and manipulating Document objects

7. Simple APIs for XML Parsing - SAX

  • The role of the SAX API
  • Introduction to the SAX APIs
  • Defining the SAX Content Handler
  • Defining the SAX Error Handler

8. Web Services

  • Introducing Web services concepts
  • SOAP
  • WSDL
  • UDDI

9. Emerging Technology

  • A look at emerging technology surrounding XML
  • XLink
  • XPointer
  • XForms
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