XML Essential Training (2018)

Course details

Extensible Markup Language (XML) was designed to make information sharing and data interpretation easier. Having a solid grasp of what XML is and how to work with it is essential for any developer. In this course, Joe Marini takes you through the basic rules of XML, explains its syntax, and covers more advanced topics such as styling your XML with CSS and manipulating XML content using XPath and XSLT. From integrating XML into your site to using document type definitions and XML schema, this course covers what you need to know to not only get started with XML, but also master it.

Learning objectives
What is XML?
Advantages and drawbacks of XML
Proper XML syntax
Working with XML namespaces
Styling XML tags
Discovering and creating document content
Manipulating XML content using XPath and XSLT
Document type definitions and XML schema

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know
03 - Exercise files
04 - Setting up the dev tools

1. Getting Started

05 - What is XML
06 - XML technologies
07 - Describing data with XML
08 - Advantages and drawbacks of XML
09 - Real world examples of XML

2. XML Overview

10 - Types of XML content
11 - Proper XML syntax
12 - Valid documents
13 - XML namespaces

3. Working with XML

14 - Our first XML file
15 - XML and CSS styles
16 - Styling XML tags
17 - Advanced CSS with XML

4. Manipulating XML with the DOM

18 - Quick intro to the DOM
19 - Discovering document content
20 - Creating document content
21 - Bringing it all together

5. XML and XPath

22 - What is XPath
23 - Taking XPath for a spin

6. XML and XSLT

24 - What is XSLT
25 - Using XSLT with XML

7. XSLT Examples

26 - Simple XSLT
27 - XSLT and CSS
28 - Repeating items
29 - Conditional logic
30 - Sorting data

8. Document Type Definitions

31 - What is a DTD
32 - DTD syntax
33 - Declaring elements
34 - Declaring attributes
35 - Building a DTD for a business card
36 - Associating a DTD with XML data

9. XML Schema

37 - What is XML schema
38 - Anatomy of a schema
39 - Declaring elements
40 - Declaring attributes
41 - Building a schema for a business card

Conclusion

42 - Next steps