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◊ XML ONLINE TRAINING SERIES

Online XML Training


Only $99.95

XML Series (15 hours)

ONLINE XML TRAINING FEATURES

  • Learn XML online with these interactive online XML courses.
  • Affordable Pricing (Only $99.95 for the complete series)
  • A full year to complete the XML courses
  • Retake the XML courses as many times as you like
  • Measure your progress with assessment tests after each course
  • Earn completion certificates after passing each assessment test

1. Viewing and Understanding XML

Time: 2 hours
This course provides an introduction to the Extensible Markup Language (XML) and its general format.

Objectives

  • Distinguish among XML, HTML, and SGML
  • Read a basic XML document
  • Identify XML document structure
  • View XML source documents in Internet Explorer 5

Topics

  • Introducing Extensible Markup Language
  • Examining a Sample XML Document
  • XML Document Structure
  • Viewing XML Data in Internet Explorer 5



2. Creating a Basic Document

Time: 2 hours
This course shows Web developers how to build an XML data document.

Objectives

  • Create elements
  • Build element models
  • Name XML objects
  • Create declarations
  • Create well-formed documents

Topics

  • Creating Elements and Attributes
  • Naming Rules and Displaying Characters
  • Making Sure Documents Are Well-Formed
  • Using DTDs



3. Building DTDs and Checking Documents

Time: 3 hours
This course explains how to build Document Type Definitions and how to check documents for validity and well-formedness.

Objectives

  • Create and use internal DTDs
  • Create and use external DTDs
  • Develop external DTDs
  • Use parameter entities and modular DTDs
  • Check documents for validity and well-formedness

Topics

  • Creating Element Declarations
  • Creating Attribute Declarations
  • Developing an Element Model
  • Refining the DTD
  • Parameter Entities and Modular DTDs
  • Checking for Validity and Well-Formedness



4. Entities

Time: 3 hours
This course provides an overview of the internal, external, and parameter entities in XML documents.

Objectives

  • Identify entities and use them within an XML document
  • Create and manage internal entities
  • Create and manage external entities
  • Create and manage parameter entities
  • Explain how multiple entities are resolved within a document
  • Manage character sets and entity encoding

Topics

  • Introduction to Entities
  • Internal Entities
  • External Entities
  • Entity Resolution and Placement
  • Character Encoding and Entities



5. The Document Object Model

Time: 2 hours
This course explains how XML data can be accessed and manipulated with the DOM.

Objectives

  • Identify XML data by its object hierarchy
  • Explain the structure of the Document Object Model
  • Explain and use the most important objects

Topics

  • Processing XML Data
  • The XML Document Object Model
  • Structure of the DOM
  • The Node, Element, and Attribute Objects
  • Other Important Objects



6. CSS and XSL Style Sheets

Time: 3 hours
This course explains how to use Cascading Style Sheets and eXtensible Style Language to style XML data for display in a Web browser.

Objectives

  • Use Cascading Style Sheets to format XML data
  • Use eXtensible Style Language to format XML Data
  • Build and use XSL templates

Topics

  • Attaching Style Sheets to XML
  • XSL and XSLT
  • Building XSL Style Sheets and Templates
  • Processing XSL



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