XML Manual (Fourth Edition)

Author: Charles F. Goldfarb (USA), Zhang Xiaohui, et al.
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book is one of the authoritative XML series by the father of XML, Charles F. Goldfarb, titled "The XML Handbook." It is the newest version of the book, which comprehensively introduces XML with numerous application examples. The book is divided into 18 parts. Starting with a foundation of concepts and basic technologies, it covers the history of XML, its fundamental ideas, basic issues, and the impact of XML on network communication and computer-to-computer communication. It then focuses on the different application domains of XML, including three-tier applications, e-commerce, integration, content management, portals, publishing, databases, content aggregation, patterns and design, voice, semantic web, web services, and the role of XML in application infrastructure. Subsequently, it returns to the technical themes of XML, introducing three fundamental tutorials on XML. These include core tutorial content such as basic XML knowledge, the creation of document type definitions, entities, advanced features of XML, and XML specifications; tutorials on namespaces, data types, and XML schemas; as well as tutorials on transformation and navigation, including XPath, XSLT, XSL-FO, XPointer, and XLink. Finally, the book concludes with a resources section.