WA1023 Advanced XML Programming Course Outline 1. Advanced Core XML Concepts Internal vs. External Subset Using Parameter Entities General Entities Conditional Sections Character References Unparsed External Entities Processing Instructions Special Attribute Types Namespaces in XML Default Namespace 2. Advanced XML Schemas Associating Unqualified XML with a Schema Associating Qualified XML with a Schema Extending Simple Types Adding Restrictions Understanding Facets Attribute Groups include and redefine Deriving Types by Extension Substitution Groups Allowing Any Content Uniqueness keys and keyrefs Documenting Schemas 3. XLink and XPointer Introduction to XLink and XPointer Simple Links vs. HTML Links Extended Links Semantic Attributes Behavior Attributes Traversal Attributes Incorporating XPointer Referencing Points Referencing Ranges 4. Resource Description Framework (RDF) RDF's Purpose A Sample Resource Resource Identifiers Properties Statements Basic Serialization Syntax Abbreviated Syntax Containers URI Patterns The Dublin Core Incorporating RDF Inside HTML 5. XPath Syntax The Document Data Model Expressions and Location Paths Location Steps Specifying Axes Node Tests Predicates Types Working with Node-Sets Type Conversions String Functions 6. XSL Transformations What is XSL? Modular Stylesheet Strategies Namespace Aliasing Complex Expressions Template Application Hierarchy Modes Calling Templates by Name Constructing Elements Outputting Text Numbering Copying Elements Output Methods Variables and Parameters 7. XSL Formatting Objects What is XSL? XSL-FO Overview Types of Objects Defining Page Masters Setting Up the Flow Block-Level vs. Inline-Level Objects Tables and Lists Out-of-Line Objects Implementation Issues 8. XML Internationalization Localization Concerns Unicode and XML Text Declarations Character Sets Character References xml:lang 9. Effective Document Design Design Goals Intended Audience Document Types Choosing a Validation Method Incorporating Namespaces Modular Document Design Planning for Extensibility 10. Parsing XML with DOM Document Object Model Document Object Parsing with DOM Key DOM Interfaces Node Elements NodeList and NamedNodeMap Text Nodes 11. Basic SOAP SOAP Overview The SOAP Envelope SOAP Over HTTP A SOAP Server The Deployment Descriptor A SOAP Client Complex Data Types Appendix A. Basic XML Schemas Schema Overview A Minimal Schema Associating Unqualified XML with a Schema Element Declarations Attribute Declarations Complex Types Simple and Built-in Types Derivation of Simple Types Choices Named Types and Anonymous Types Mixed Content Appendix B. Parsing XML with SAX SAX Basics Parsing with SAX Using JAXP SAX Event Methods ContentHandler Parsing Elements Parsing Characters and Whitespace Error Handling SAX Parser Usage