XML Programming Part 2: DOM, SAX, and XSLT

Audience

The audience would ideally have experience developing Web and enterprise applications using XML. They would typically work as a Application Developer or a Software Engineer.

Objective

• Identify the features and functions of APIs used to interact with a parser.
• Identify the functions and features of Document Object Model (DOM) in XML.
• Identify the features of Document Object Model (DOM) specification.
• Identify the functions and features of Simple API for XML (SAX).
• Identify the structure of an Simple API for XML (SAX) application.
• Identify the characteristics of error handling in Simple API for XML (SAX).
• Identify the features and functions of the XSLT elements used to generate output.
• Identify XSLT elements used for conditional processing and looping.
• Identify and declare xsl:import and xsl:include elements.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Document Object Model (DOM)

• Identify the features and functions of APIs used to interact with a parser.
• Identify the functions and features of Document Object Model (DOM) in XML.
• Identify the features of Document Object Model (DOM) specification.
• Declare Document Interface methods.
• Declare Node Interface methods.
• Declare Element Interface methods.
• Declare NodeList Interface methods.
• Declare CharacterData Interface methods.
• Identify the features and functions of the minor Document Object Model (DOM) Interfaces.
• Identify the primary features of Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2.
• Identify Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Document Object Model (DOM) extensions.

Unit 2: SAX

• Identify the functions and features of Simple API for XML (SAX).
• Identify the structure of an Simple API for XML (SAX) application.
• Declare Simple API for XML (SAX) methods.
• Declare character data methods.
• Process a simple document by using Simple API for XML (SAX) and Java.
• Identify the characteristics of error handling in Simple API for XML (SAX).
• Identify the functions of advanced features in Simple API for XML (SAX).
• Identify the features and functions of Simple API for XML (SAX) Level 2.0.
• Identify the guidelines for selecting a parser for Simple API for XML (SAX).

Unit 3: XML: Transforming with XSLT

• Declare the xsl:template element.
• Identify the features and functions of the XSLT elements used to generate output.
• Identify XSLT elements used for conditional processing and looping.
• Identify and declare xsl:import and xsl:include elements.
• Identify the features and functions of pattern matching.
• Identify the features and functions of XPath expressions.
• Declare predicate expressions used in XSLT style sheets.
• Declare XSLT functions used in XSLT style sheets.
• Identify the considerations for designing style sheets in XSLT.
• Identify the functions and features of the main XSLT processors.

Duration

7

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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