XML - XSLT and XPath

Course Length: One Day
Fees: Training at Client Offices: One delegate: £675 per-day + VAT
Additional delegates attending: £150 each per-day + VAT

Manuals available @ £35 each (optional)

Overview: This is a course for IT developers operating in the XML environment (browser or non-browser) who require a practical, in-depth introduction to working with the DOM and SAX Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), in order to perform common DOM and SAX based programming tasks. As a precursor to working with DOM and SAX, the role of XPath is covered in detail. The course uses Microsoft Core Services (MSXML 4.0) as its W3C compliant XML processor but emphasis is placed on fully compliant features so as to ensure maximum portability of both code and learning.

Prerequisites: Attendees should have a good understanding of XML basics, in particular the concept of well-formedness and XML namespaces (see XML Foundation Course). Previous programming experience is necessary and experience in an object-based environment would be beneficial. Code examples are given for both C++ and VB although for simplicity, practical work takes place in a scripting environment.

Introducing XPath

	Tree Structures and Node Types
	XPath Context
	Location Paths and Location Steps

Key XPath Elements

	Relative and Absolute Paths
	Variables and Operators
	Using XPath Patterns
	Axes
	Predicates
	Comparison and Union

Introducing the DOM

	The W3C and DOM
	The DOM Tree
	Nodes
	Elements, Attributes, Processing Instructions
	The DOM Interface Explained
	The Principal DOM Interfaces

Working with the Common Objects

	Document Object Properties and Methods
	Node Object Properties and Methods
	NameNode Map Object Properties and Methods
	NodeList Object Properties and Methods
	Document Fragment and Document Type Objects

Common DOM Tasks

	Loading and Validating Documents
	Navigating the Document Tree
	Working with Nodes
	Working with Document Fragments

Introducing SAX

	History of SAX
	SAX Explained
	SAX vs DOM
	SAX Benefits
	The SAX Event-Based Interface

SAX Features

	Schema Validation
	Namespace Support
	HTML Output
	XSLT Processing with SAX
	DOM and SAX Integration
	SAX Filters

SAX Programming

	Parsing XML Input with SAX
	Importing XML Into a Database
	Creating XML Documents with SAX

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