XML Pocket Reference (2nd Edition)

XML, the Extensible Markup Language, is the next-generation markup language for the Web. It provides a more structured (and therefore more powerful) medium than HTML, allowing us to define new document types and stylesheets as needed. Although the generic tags of HTML are sufficient for everyday text, XML gives us a way to add rich, well-defined markup to electronic documents. The XML Pocket Reference is both a handy introduction to XML terminology and syntax, and a quick reference to XML instructions, attributes, entities, and datatypes. Although XML itself is complex, its basic concepts are simple. This small book combines a perfect tutorial for learning the basics of XML with a reference to the XML and XSL specifications. The new edition introduces information on XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) and Xpath. 1 Xml 1.0 And Namespaces 1 -- 1.1 Elements 1 -- 1.2 Elements, Namespaces, And Namespace Declarations 2 -- 1.3 Attributes 5 -- 1.4 Attributes And Namespaces 6 -- 1.5 Processing Instructions 6 -- 1.7 Whitespace 8 -- 1.8 Prohibited Character Literals 9 -- 1.9 Cdata Sections 11 -- 1.10 Xml Declaration 11 -- 1.11 Character References 13 -- 1.12 Well-formed Xml 13 -- 2 Document Type Definitions 15 -- 2.1 Introduction To Dtds 15 -- 2.2 Doctype 15 -- 2.3 Element 19 -- 2.4 Attlist 21 -- 2.5 Entity 24 -- 2.7 Include And Ignore 32 -- 3 Xpath 1.0 35 -- 3.1 Introduction To Xpath 35 -- 3.2 Location Path Expressions 39 -- 3.3 Basic Expressions 48 -- 3.4 Core Function Library 52 -- 4 Xpointer, Xinclude, And Xml Base 69 -- 4.1 Xpointer Version 1.0 69 -- 4.2 Xinclude 79 -- 4.3 Xml Base 81 -- 5 Xsl Transformations 1.0 85 -- 5.1 Introduction To Xslt Programming 86 -- 5.2 Xslt Types And Expressions 89 -- 5.3 Patterns 90 -- 5.4 Conflict Resolution 91 -- 5.5 Built-in Templates 92 -- 5.6 Exemplar-based Transformation Syntax 94 -- 5.7 Attribute Value Templates 94 -- 5.8 Whitespace 95 -- 5.9 Element Library 96 -- 5.10 Xslt Function Library 148 -- 6 Sax 2.0 159 -- 6.1 Sax Uml Quick Reference 159 -- 6.2 Sax Interfaces And Classes 161 -- 6.3 Features And Properties 190 -- 7 Dom Level 2 193 -- 7.1 Dom Uml 193 -- 7.2 Dom Interfaces 193 -- 8 Xml Schema Datatypes 227 -- 8.1 Datatype Grouping 227 -- 8.2 Datatypes 229 -- 8.3 Facets 267 -- 8.4 Language Constructs 280 -- 9 Xml Schema Structures 287 -- 9.1 Schema Element Groupings 287 -- 9.2 Structures 290 -- 9.3 Xml Schema Structures: Instance Attributes 350 -- 10 Soap 1.1 357 -- 10.1 Introduction To Soap Messages 357 -- 10.2 Elements In Soap Messages 358 -- 10.3 Attributes In Soap Messages 364 -- 10.4 Introduction To Soap Serialization Rules 367 -- 10.5 Introduction To The Soap Http Binding 381. Aaron Skonnard, Martin Gudgin. Includes Index. XML, the Extensible Markup Language, is the next-generation markup language for the Web. It provides a more structured (and therefore more powerful) medium than HTML, allowing you to define new document types and stylesheets as needed. Although the generic tags of HTML are sufficient for everyday text, XML gives you a way to add rich, well-defined markup to electronic documents. The XML Pocket Reference is both a handy introduction to XML terminology and syntax, and a quick reference to XML instructions, attributes, entities, and datatypes. Although XML itself is complex, its basic concepts are simple. This small book combines a perfect tutorial for learning the basics of XML with a reference to the XML and XSL specifications. The new edition introduces information on XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) and Xpath Essential XML Quick Reference is the most comprehensive and authoritative book available. Covering all of XML, as well as many related protocols and technologies, this book provides a handy, one-stop resource to XML syntax, usage, and programming techniques. Each chapter provides a topic overview, explanations of various elements, and several meaningful examples. The Xml Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition, Is Both A Handy Introduction To Xml Terminology And Syntax, And A Quick Reference To Xml Instructions, Attributes, Entities, And Datatypes. The New Edition Introduces Information On Xslt (extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) And Xpath. An introduction to XML terminology and syntax, and a quick reference to XML instructions, attributes, entities, and datatypes. The book combines a tutorial for learning the basics of XML with a reference to the XML and XSL specifications, and introduces information on XSLT and Xpath. This book is small and travels well. It does not have an index, which seems odd for a reference text, but it does have a table of contents. I find Essential XML Quick Reference (ISBN 0-201-74095-8) to be well worth the additional investment. A guide to mainstream XML technologies covers XML 1.0, namespaces, DTD, XPath, XPointer, Xinclude, XML Base, Xslt, SAX, DOM, XML Schema Datatypes, XML Schema Structures, and SOAP.