XML Programming

3 Days – Course No.  W006

 

who should attend?

This course will interest IT professionals wishing to use XML in corporate IT applications. Participants should already understand the basics of XML, and should be able to create XML documents and DTDs. Since the implementation language used in this course is Java, participants must also have a working knowledge of Java, and should have some experience using Java in a production environment.

 

Prerequisites:

◦     Introduction to XML (W005) or equivalent experience

◦     In introductory course in Java from CDI (e.g. W102, W103 or PS80) or equivalent experience

◦     Knowledge of HTML and CGI

 

performance objectives

XML , the eXtensible Markup Language, is an important new specification being developed by the W3C. In this course, software developers will use Java to gain hands-on experience with currently available XML-based technologies. Following the course, participants should be able to immediately integrate XML into their own production projects.

 

course outline

XML and Java Fundamentals

◦     Fundamentals of XML: A Refresher

◦     Fundamental Java Programming Concepts:   A Refresher

 

XML System Programming Fundamentals

◦     The Flow of Data for XML System Programming

◦     Data Flow between Application and XML Parser

◦     XML Parsers API Programming Models

◦     Event Based Programming

◦     Object Navigational Programming

◦     Template and Pattern based Transformation Language

◦     Mapping Programming Models to Standard APIs

◦     Widely Available Plug-in XML Parsers

 

Programming in the Simple API for XML (SAX) 

◦     The SAX 1.0 Library

◦     How to Create a Basic SAX Based Application

◦     Analyzing the XML Stream

◦     Controlling the SAX Parser and Using Helper Interfaces

◦     Using SAX to Process the XML Stream

 

Programming the W3C DOM

◦     About W3C DOM Level 1 XML Parsers

◦     Writing an XML Application using a DOM Parser

◦     Processing XML via a DOM Tree

◦     Writing out a DOM Tree as XML

◦     Creating a DOM Tree from scratch

◦     Transforming XML using a DOM Tree

 

XML on the Server

◦     The Java 2 Enterprise Edition Server Side Picture

◦     XML and Servlets

◦     XML and JDBC

◦     XML and Java Server Pages

◦     Servlet Parameters

◦     The InputSource class

◦     Reading XML via HTTP

◦     Reading XML from a file

◦     Reading XML from a socket

◦     XML as Servlet Output

◦     Working with JDBC

◦     Transforming RDBMS data into XML

◦     RDBMS to XML using SAX

◦     RDBMS to XML using DOM

◦     Updating an RDBMS with XML data

◦     XML to RDBMS using SAX

◦     XML to RDBMS using DOM

 

XML on the Client

◦     Custom Java Application

◦     Java Applet on thin-client (browser)

◦     Communications to Server

◦     Creating an XML Applet

◦     Host XML support

◦     Supplying your own XML Parser via Code Archive

◦     Reading XML Stream over the Network

◦     Updating Applet Display with XML Data

◦     Transforming User Input to XML Data for Upstream Server

 

Choosing between SAX and DOM

◦     Differences between SAX and DOM

◦     Advantages of a DOM Parser

◦     When there is no choice

◦     When to use SAX - a decision matrix

◦     When to use DOM - a decision matrix

 

System Topologies for XML Based Systems

◦     The User's View of a System

◦     The Architect's View of a System

◦     Communication Protocols Used Between Client and Server

◦     Server Side Backend Technology

◦     Understanding Boundaries

◦     XML for non-networked systems

◦     XML and Databases

◦     Quick Quiz

 

Programming with XSLT from W3C

◦     About XSLT, The language

◦     The Data Flow in an XSLT Based System

◦     Writing XSLT Stylesheets

◦     Processing Repetitive Data in XML Source

◦     Sorting of XML Records during Transform

◦     Conditional Processing of XML Records

◦     Using XSLT to Transform XML

◦     Advanced XSLT Techniques

 

Overall Architecture, Topology and Strategy

◦     Sample Case Study: A Travel Hotdeals System