VTC Training CD for XML

Author - Anthony Knox

Total Time - 3 Hours

Introduction to XML
 What is XML?
 What One Should Already Know
 How Can XML Be Used?
 The Advantages of XML
 XML & XHTML
 XMLÕs Role in the Future
 Tools You Will Need

XML Data Structure
 Creating Well Formed Documents
 Using Comments
 Creating CDATA Sections

Your First XML Document
 Creating a Well Formed Document
 Making Your Document Valid
 Adding Style Sheets to XML
 Using XML to Create Tables

XML DTDÕs
 XML Processing Instructions
 Making an External DTD
 Using both Internal & External DTDÕs
 Using Public DTDÕs
 Adding Child Elements
 Constraining Child Elements
 Choice of Child Elements
 Grouping
 Creating Empty Elements
 Mixing Child Elements & PCDATA

Attribute Declarations
 CDATA
 Declaring Multiple Attributes
 Enumerated
 Notation
 NMTOKEN & NMTOKENS
 ID & IDREF
 ENTITY & ENTITIES
 Xml:space
 Xml:lang

Advanced XML
 Creating Entiity References
 XML Includes
 Parameter Entity References
 External Parameters Entities

Relevant Technologies
 Why Namespaces
 Namespaces
 Creating Namespaces
 Xlinks & Xpointers
 XSL & XSLT
 Foreign Languages
 What is the Future of XML