XML and Java(TM): Developing Web Applications (2nd Edition)

XML and Java(tm): Developing Web Applications is a tutorial that will teach Web developers, programmers, and system engineers how to create robust XML business applications for the Internet using the Java technology. The authors, a team of IBM XML experts, introduce the essentials of XML and Java development, from a review of basic concepts to thorough coverage of advanced techniques. Using a step-by-step approach, this book illustrates real-world implications of XML and Java technologies as they apply to Web applications. Readers should have a basic understanding of XML as well as experience in writing simple Java programs. XML and Java enables you to: * Develop Web business applications using XML and Java through real-world examples and code * Quickly obtain XML programming skills * Become familiar with Document Object Models (DOM) and the Simple API for XML (SAX) * Understand the Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) system design using XML and Document Type Definition (DTD), including * coverage on automating business-to-business message exchange * Leverage JavaBean components * Learn a hands-on, practical orientation to XML and Java XML has strong support from industry giants such as IBM, Sun, Microsoft, and Netscape. Java, with its "write once, run anywhere" capabilities, is a natural companion to XML for building the revolutionary Internet applications described in this book. XML and Java demonstrates how developers can harness the power of these technologies to develop effective Web applications. If you want to learn Java-based solutions for implementing key XML features--including parsing, document generation, object tree manipulation, and document processing--there is no better resource than this book.

Fully revised to cover the latest standards and technologies, XML and JavaTM, Second Edition provides the practical solutions developers need to design powerful and portable Web-based applications. Featuring step-by-step examples, this book focuses on harnessing the power of JavaTM and XML together to streamline the development process.

XML and JavaTM, Second Edition provides new coverage of emerging areas such as document management, databases, messaging, servlets, JDBC, data binding, security, and more. It begins with an overview of XML programming techniques, standard APIs, and tools. Building upon this foundation, the book goes on to cover the latest technologies, including DOM Level 2, SAX2, XSLT, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI. It explores the role of these major middleware technologies in XML and Java-based Web application development, as well as the limitations and potential pitfalls.

Topic coverage includes:

• The role of XML and Java in Web applications
• Parsing XML documents
• How to use the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 and DOM Level 2 APIs
• How to work with SAX
• Techniques for making the most of existing XML processors
• W3C XML Schema and OASIS RELAX NG
• The XML application server, XML and databases, and XML messaging, including SOAP
• Techniques for storing XML documents by using JDBC
• Information on Web services, including WSDL and UDDI
• How to represent data in XML (data binding)
• Standard techniques for securing B2B applications
• XML Schema languages

Combining a team of experienced authors with a practical cookbook-style approach and packed with useful sample code, XML and JavaTM, Second Edition provides the most complete toolset available for developers navigating the next frontier of Web-based business applications.

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Designed for programmers familiar with Java and XML, this hands-on tutorial demonstrates how to create robust XML web applications with Java technology. Through step-by-step instructions and real-world examples, it shows you how to create web applications, such as an updating and messaging weather page. The authors are a team of IBM XML experts.

CD-ROM contains: Ready-to-run sample programs along with trial versions of WebSphere and DB2