XML Essential Training (2018)
2h 39mBeginner2018-01-19
Authors

Joe Marini
Senior Developer Advocate at Google, Developer
Course details
Extensible Markup Language (XML) was designed to make information sharing and data interpretation easier. Having a solid grasp of what XML is and how to work with it is essential for any developer. In this course, Joe Marini takes you through the basic rules of XML, explains its syntax, and covers more advanced topics such as styling your XML with CSS and manipulating XML content using XPath and XSLT. From integrating XML into your site to using document type definitions and XML schema, this course covers what you need to know to not only get started with XML, but also master it.
Learning objectives
What is XML?
Advantages and drawbacks of XML
Proper XML syntax
Working with XML namespaces
Styling XML tags
Discovering and creating document content
Manipulating XML content using XPath and XSLT
Document type definitions and XML schema
Learning objectives
What is XML?
Advantages and drawbacks of XML
Proper XML syntax
Working with XML namespaces
Styling XML tags
Discovering and creating document content
Manipulating XML content using XPath and XSLT
Document type definitions and XML schema
Skills covered
XMLLearningProgramming LanguagesOpen SourceSoftware Development
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know
- Exercise files
- Setting up the dev tools
Getting Started
- What is XML
- XML technologies
- Describing data with XML
- Advantages and drawbacks of XML
- Real world examples of XML
XML Overview
- Types of XML content
- Proper XML syntax
- Valid documents
- XML namespaces
Working with XML
- Our first XML file
- XML and CSS styles
- Styling XML tags
- Advanced CSS with XML
Manipulating XML with the DOM
- Quick intro to the DOM
- Discovering document content
- Creating document content
- Bringing it all together
XML and XPath
- What is XPath
- Taking XPath for a spin
XML and XSLT
- What is XSLT
- Using XSLT with XML
XSLT Examples
- Simple XSLT
- XSLT and CSS
- Repeating items
- Conditional logic
- Sorting data
Document Type Definitions
- What is a DTD
- DTD syntax
- Declaring elements
- Declaring attributes
- Building a DTD for a business card
- Associating a DTD with XML data
XML Schema
- What is XML schema
- Anatomy of a schema
- Declaring elements
- Declaring attributes
- Building a schema for a business card
Conclusion
- Next steps