XML Quick Reference Guide: XML, XPath, XSLT, XML, Schema, SOAP: XML, XPath, XSLT, XML, Schema, SOAP

Author: Scott DeLoach
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Even experienced XML program developers need a reference guide that includes basic information and key points and quick answers to inevitable questions. This book is a comprehensive and authoritative reference guide that covers all XML technologies and many related protocols and technologies, providing a convenient resource for XML syntax, usage, and programming techniques. Edited and written by two XML authorities, the book thoroughly covers all relevant XML topics. Each chapter includes an overview of the topic, explanations of various elements, and meaningful examples. The comprehensive and integrated information, along with numerous examples and user-friendly access, makes this book a reference manual for XML program developers. It is suitable for anyone using mainstream XML technologies today, specifically designed as a convenient and comprehensive quick reference book to answer common technical questions about XML. The book is divided into 10 chapters, introducing XML 1.0 and namespaces, Document Type Definitions (DTDs), XPath 1.0, XPointer, XInclude and XMLBase, XML Transformations 1.0, SAX 2.0, DOM Level 2, XML Schema data types, XML Schema structures, SOAP 1.1, and more. Beyond the traditional portable reference manual, it not only fully covers each topic but also provides numerous meaningful examples. Each chapter offers a brief overview followed by detailed reference information. This approach assumes that readers already have a basic understanding of the given topic.