XML-based ASP.NET development

Author: Dan Wahlin
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Publication Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book focuses on many aspects of XML, demonstrating how ASP.NET programmers can use XML to improve the efficiency and scope of their applications. It discusses rules related to various concepts, including the XML Metadata Language, Document Type Definitions (DTDs), XML Schema, XPath, and new technologies to watch out for—such as XPointer and XLink. With Microsoft's introduction of the .NET platform, the application of XML in programming has reached new heights. The book provides a detailed introduction to this promising markup language, comprehensively showing how ASP.NET developers can use XML to enhance the efficiency of their applications. It begins by introducing essential concepts such as the XML Metadata Language, DTDs, XML Schema, XPath, and new technologies to keep an eye on—XPointer and XLink. Then, it delves into how to use ASP.NET in multiple ways to create, parse, and transform XML documents, as well as to deliver them to other systems. The second part of the book is its highlight, vividly illustrated by numerous example codes that help readers grasp the concepts effortlessly and immediately put them into practice. This book is suitable for a wide range of website developers, application programmers, product technicians, and .NET enthusiasts. For ASP.NET developers, it is especially indispensable.