XML Training Course

Who should attend

Anyone whose role requires them to create or maintain XML code, or wishes to use XML data in conjunction with other languages / frameworks such as Java, .NET, or PHP.

Prerequisites

Experience of a simple markup language like HTML would be useful but isn't mandatory. With custom / on-site courses we can increase the technical depth and detail as far as your needs require, but the public course will only assume you can use an Operating System such as Windows or GNU/Linux.

Live, instructor-led online and on-site training

This XML course is available for private / custom delivery for your team - face-to-face, on-site at your location of choice, or remotely via MS Teams, Zoom or your own platform - get in touch to find out how we can deliver tailored training which focuses on your project requirements and learning goals.

Introduction to XML

• What is XML?
• Why do I need XML?
• Popular XML tools and editors

Common XML Uses and XML-related specifications

• Metadata
• RSS
• XSLT
• XML Web Services
• XQuery
• XPath
• FpML

XML Fundamentals

• XML file structure
• XML syntax
• Validatiing XML
• XML Namespaces
• XML Parsers and White Space

Presenting XML Data

• Styling XML using CSS
• Overview of Data Binding
• Embedding XML in XHTML (Data Islands)

XML Document Object Model (DOM)

• Introduction to the DOM
• Extracting information
• Manipulating data
• Creating new document content
• Combining DOM, XML and HTML

Document Type Definition (DTD)

• What is a DTD?
• DTD syntax
• Declaring Elements and Attributes
• Associating an external DTD

XML Schema Definition (XSD)

• Benefits of XSD over DTDs
• Defining the structure of XML with an XML Schema
• Defining and declaring Elements, Attributes and Data Types

Introduction to Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT)

• Benefits and proper usage of XSLT
• Using XSLT with CSS
• Repeating Elements
• Conditions: and

Overview of Simple API for XML (SAX)

• Reading data from an XML document using SAX
• Events
• Callback methods

Overview of XML Web Services

• SOAP and XML
• Web API and REST