Synopses & Reviews
"Finally, a complete and thorough reference book covering all of the most important XML technologies, including the latest addition (XML Schema), in one concise and consistent presentation. I will definitely have this book close at hand."—Chris Lovett, Product Unit Manager, B2B Web Services, Microsoft
"A handy, comprehensive reference guide to all the latest XML and Web services technologies. Skonnard and Gudgin give you all the details in one place."—Noah Mendelsohn, Distinguished Engineer, IBM and Lotus Development Corporation, and coeditor of W3C XML Schema Recommendation
Even the most experienced XML developer needs a reference guide with essential information and quick answers to the questions and problems that inevitably arise. 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.
Compiled and written by two leading XML authorities, the book provides complete coverage of all relevant topics. Each chapter provides a topic overview, explanations of various elements, and several meaningful examples.
ESSENTIAL XML QUICK REFERNCE is specifically designed for easy access, with a detailed table of contents, a thorough index, and side chapter tabs to help you quickly locate the information you need. This combination of comprehensive information, plentiful examples, and easy access make this book a required resource for XML developers.
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Synopsis
XML and the technologies surrounding it have grown immensely in recent years -- in both use and complexity. There's more to know than any one individual can possibly remember. In Essential XML Quick Reference, two leading XML experts present an authoritative reference that covers all the XML-related technologies that matter. In one concise, accessible, example-rich guide, Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin bring together critical information about XML, XSL, XSLT, schemas, namespaces, XPath, SAX, DOM, SOAP, even Microsoft's BizTalk. Following the hugely successful format pioneered by Patrick Chan's Java Almanacs, the authors provide a complete catalog of syntax references, combined with brief, to-the-point overviews of each technology and standard. This ultimate XML reference contains three times the coverage of its nearest competitor. For all developers and Web professionals familiar with the basics of XML.
About the Author
Aaron Skonnard is a member of the technical staff at DevelopMentor and a contributing editor to
MSDN Magazine, where he writes "The XML Files" column.
Martin Gudgin works at DevelopMentor, where he spends his time thinking about component software and related technologies. A Windows developer since 1987 and a COM developer since 1994, Martin has trained and mentored developers from a wide range of companies, including Microsoft, in numerous technical areas such as COM, IDL, MTS, and COM+.
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Table of Contents
List of Acronyms.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. XML 1.0 and Namespaces.
Elements.
Elements, Namespaces, and Namespace Declarations.
Attributes.
Attributes and Namespaces.
Processing Instructions.
Comments.
Whitespace.
Prohibited Character Literals.
CDATA sections.
XML Declaration.
Character References.
Well-formed XML.
References.
2. Document Type Definitions.
Introduction to DTDs.
DOCTYPE
.
Internal Declarations.
External Declarations.
Internal and External Declarations.
ELEMENT
.
ATTLIST
.
ENTITY
.
Internal Parameter Entities.
External Parameter Entities.
Internal General Entities.
External General Parsed Entities.
Unparsed Entities.
NOTATION
.
INCLUDE
and IGNORE
.
References.
3. XPath 1.0.
Introduction to Xpath.
Location Path Expressions.
Location Steps.
Axis.
Node Test.
Predicate.
Location Path Abbreviations.
Basic Expressions.
Boolean Expressions.
Equality Expressions.
Relational Expressions.
Numerical Expressions.
Core Function Library.
boolean
.
ceiling
.
concat
.
contains
.
count
.
false
.
floor
.
id
.
lang
.
last
.
local-name
.
name
.
namespace-uri
.
normalize-space
.
not
.
number
.
position
.
round
.
starts-with
.
string
.
string-length
.
substring
.
substring-after
.
substring-before
.
sum
.
translate
.
true
.
References.
4. XPointer, XInclude, and XML Base.
XPointer Version 1.0.
Full Xpointers.
Bare Names.
Child Sequences.
XPointer Extensions to Xpath.
XPointer Node Tests.
XPointer Function Library.
Xinclude.
include
.
XML Base.
xml:base
.
References.
5. XSL Transformations 1.0.
Introduction to XSLT Programming.
XSLT Types and Expressions.
Patterns.
Conflict Resolution.
Built-in Templates.
Exemplar-based Transformation Syntax.
Attribute Value Templates.
Whitespace.
Element Library.
apply-imports
.
apply-templates
.
attribute
.
attribute-set
.
call-template
.
choose
.
comment
.
copy
.
copy-of
.
decimal-format
.
element
.
fallback
.
for-each
.
if
.
import
.
include
.
key
.
message
.
namespace-alias
.
number
.
otherwise
.
output
.
param
.
preserve-space
.
processing-instruction
.
sort
.
strip-space
.
stylesheet
.
template
.
text
.
transform (stylesheet)
.
value-of
.
variable
.
when
.
with-param
.
XSLT Function Library.
current
.
document
.
element-available
.
format-number
.
function-available
.
generate-id
.
key
.
system-property
.
unparsed-entity-uri
.
References.
6. SAX 2.0.
SAX UML Quick Reference.
SAX Interfaces and Classes.
Attributes
.
ContentHandler
.
DTDHandler
.
EntityResolver
.
ErrorHandler
.
Locator
.
XMLFilter
.
XMLReader
.
Features and Properties.
References.
7. DOM Level 2.
DOM UML.
DOM interfaces.
Attr
.
CDATASection
.
CharacterData
.
Comment
.
Document
.
DocumentFragment
.
DocumentType
.
DOMImplementation
.
Element
.
Entity
.
EntityReference
.
NamedNodeMap
.
Node
.
NodeList
.
Notation
.
ProcessingInstruction
.
Text
.
References.
8. XML Schema Datatypes.
Datatype grouping.
Datatypes.
anyURI
.
base64Binary
.
boolean
.
byte
.
date
.
dateTime
.
decimal
.
double
.
duration
.
ENTITIES
.
ENTITY
.
float
.
gDay
.
gMonth
.
gMonthDay
.
gYear
.
gYearMonth
.
hexBinary
.
ID
.
IDREF
.
IDREFS
.
int
.
integer
.
language
.
long
.
Name
.
NCName
.
negativeInteger
.
NMTOKEN
.
NMTOKENS
.
nonNegativeInteger
.
nonPositiveInteger
.
normalizedString
.
NOTATION
.
positiveInteger
.
QName
.
short
.
string
.
time
.
token
.
unsignedByte
.
unsignedInt
.
unsignedLong
.
unsignedShort
.
Facets.
enumeration
.
fractionDigits
.
length
.
maxExclusive
.
maxInclusive
.
maxLength
.
minExclusive
.
minInclusive
.
minLength
.
pattern
.
totalDigits
.
whiteSpace
.
Language Constructs.
simpleType
.
restriction
.
list
.
union
.
References.
9. XML Schema Structures.
Schema Element Groupings.
Structures.
all
.
annotation
.
any
.
anyAttribute
.
appinfo
.
attribute
.
attributeGroup
.
choice
.
complexContent
.
complexType
.
documentation
.
element
.
extension
.
field
.
group
.
import
.
include
.
key
.
keyref
.
notation
.
redefine
.
restriction
.
schema
.
selector
.
sequence
.
simpleContent
.
unique
.
XML Schema Structures: Instance Attributes.
nil
.
noNamespaceSchemaLocation
.
schemaLocation
.
type
.
References.
10. SOAP 1.1.
Introduction to SOAP Messages.
Elements in SOAP Messages.
Body
.
Envelope
.
Fault
.
Header
.
Attributes in SOAP Messages.
actor
.
encodingStyle
.
mustUnderstand
.
Introduction to SOAP Serialization Rules.
Serialization of Simple Structured Data.
Serialization of Structured Data with Multiple References.
Dealing with Null References in Complex Data Structures.
Serializing Dynamically Typed Data.
Arrays.
Multidimensional Arrays.
Partial Transmission of Arrays.
Sparse Arrays.
Jagged Arrays.
Introduction to the SOAP HTTP Binding.
Content-Type
.
Content-Length
.
SOAPAction
.
References.
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