XML Pocket Consultant

Author William R. Stanek Pages 416 Disk N/A Level All Levels Published 01/16/2002 ISBN 9780735611832 Price $29.99 To see this book's discounted price, select a reseller below.	More Information About the Book Table of Contents Sample Chapter Index Related Series About the Author Support: Book & CD Rate this book

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xvii
Introduction	xix
PART I  XML ESSENTIALS
1  Introducing XML	3
XML Basics	3
Using XML	5
Extensions to XML	6
XLink and XPointer	6
XSL	6
XML Namespaces	7
XML Schema	7
XPath	7
Creating XML-Based Solutions	7
Authoring Tools	8
Application Development Environments	8
Database and Data Integration Solutions	8
2  XML Document Structure	9
XML Naming Rules	9
Working with Root, Parent, and Child Elements	10
Understanding Root Elements	10
Understanding Parent and Child Elements	11
Nesting Parent and Child Elements	11
Adding Root Elements to Documents	11
Defining XML Elements and Tags	12
Using Elements with Beginning and Ending Tags	12
Using Empty Elements	13
Using XML Attributes	15
Defining Attributes	15
When to Use Attributes	16
Adding Attributes to Elements	17
Working with Entity References, Character Data, Comments, and Processing Instructions	17
Using Predefined Entity References	17
Using Character Data Sections	19
Using Comments	20
Using Processing Instructions	21
Specifying XML Declarations	21
Using the Version Attribute	22
Using the Encoding Attribute	22
Using the Standalone Attribute	23
Creating Well-Formed Documents	23
PART II  DTDS AND NAMESPACES
3  Creating DTDs	27
Understanding DTDs	27
Working with Internal DTDs	29
Declaring Internal DTDs	29
Adding Internal DTDs to Documents	32
Working with External DTDs	32
Declaring Public External DTDs	32
Adding Public External DTDs to Documents	34
Declaring Nonpublic External DTDs	35
Adding Nonpublic DTDs to Documents	35
Resolving Errors with Externally Referenced DTDs	36
Combining Internal and External DTDs	36
Adding Internal and External DTDs to Documents	37
Writing External DTD Files	38
4  XML Elements in DTDs	41
Defining Elements in DTDs	41
Declaring Elements with Standard Content	42
Declaring Elements with Character Data Only	43
Declaring Elements with Mixed Content	44
Declaring Elements with Any Content Allowed	45
Declaring Elements with No Content Allowed	46
Structuring Elements	47
Understanding Element Order Indicators and Qualifiers	47
Specifying Sequences	49
Specifying Choices	51
Specifying Groups	51
Specifying the Number of Child Elements	53
5  XML Attributes in DTDs	57
Defining Attributes in DTDs	57
Making Attribute Assignments	57
Specifying Attribute Names, Types, and Default Usages	58
Assigning Values to Attributes in DTDs	62
Declaring Standard Attribute Types in DTDs	63
Defining CDATA Attribute Types	64
Restricting Attribute Values Using Name Tokens	64
Defining Enumerated Attribute Types	66
Defining Attributes with Unique Values	67
Referencing Attributes with Unique Values	68
6  XML Entities and Notations in DTDs	73
Getting Started with Entities and Notations	73
Working with General Entities in DTDs	76
Using Internal General Entities	76
Using External Parsed General Entities	79
Using External Unparsed General Entities	81
Working with Parameter Entities in DTDs	86
Using Internal Parameter Entities	86
Using External Parameter Entities	88
Using Encoded Characters	89
Setting Language Encoding with xml:lang	89
Declaring the xml:lang Attribute for Validated Documents	89
Specifying Character References	90
Creating Entities to Reference Characters	91
7  XML Namespaces	93
Understanding Namespaces	93
Creating Namespaces	96
Declaring Namespaces	96
Associating URIs with Namespaces	99
Setting Default Namespaces	102
Using Namespaces with DTDs	104
Using Namespaces with Elements in DTDs	104
Using Namespaces with Attributes in DTDs	105
Declaring xmlns Attributes	105
PART III  XML SCHEMAS
8  XML Schemas	109
Getting Started with Schemas	109
Understanding Simple and Complex Types	110
Understanding Local and Global Declarations	111
Working with Basic Schemas	112
Creating a Basic Schema Document	112
Associating the Schema with an XML Document	116
Adding Documentation to Schemas	120
Adding Comments to Schemas	121
Using Targeted Namespaces with Schemas	122
Targeting Namespaces: The Essentials	122
Adding Elements to Target Namespaces	127
Adding Attributes to Target Namespaces	128
Referencing Components with Namespaces	128
Including and Importing Schemas	129
Including Multiple Schema Files	129
Importing Multiple Schema Files	131
9  Defining Simple Types in Schema	133
Making Simple Element and Attribute Declarations	134
Declaring Simple Elements with Character Content	134
Declaring Default and Fixed Values for Simple Elements	136
Declaring Simple Empty Elements	137
Declaring Simple Attributes	138
Declaring Default and Fixed Values for Simple Attributes	140
Creating Optional, Required, and Prohibited Simple Attributes	141
Creating Simple Types	142
Using Values Derived by Restriction	142
Using Values Derived by List	148
Using Values Derived by Union	151
10  Specifying Datatypes and Restrictions in Schema	155
Using String and Name Datatypes	155
Defining a string Datatype	156
Defining a normalizedString Datatype	156
Defining a token Datatype	156
Defining Other string Datatypes	157
Using Date and Time Datatypes	159
Using the duration Datatype	159
Using the dateTime Datatype	161
Using the time Datatype	163
Using the date Datatype	163
Using the gYear, gYearMonth, gMonthDay, gMonth, and gDay Datatypes	164
Using Numeric Datatypes	165
Working with the Decimal Datatype and Its Derivatives	165
Working with Floating-Point Datatypes	168
Using Other Datatypes	171
Using boolean Datatypes	171
Using Binary Datatypes	172
Using URI Datatypes	172
Controlling Acceptable Values	173
Specifying a Set of Acceptable Values	173
Specifying Expressions for Acceptable Values	175
Specifying Acceptable Whitespace Characters	179
Specifying a Range of Acceptable Values	180
Limiting the Length of Values	182
Limiting the Number of Digits	184
11  Defining Complex Types in Schema	187
Working with Complex Types	187
Declaring Elements with Named Complex Types	188
Declaring Elements with Anonymous Complex Types	189
Basing Complex Types on Complex Types	190
Defining Content for Complex Elements	193
Defining Complex Elements with Standard Content	193
Defining Complex Elements with Mixed Content	196
Defining Complex Elements with Text-Only Content	197
Defining Complex Elements with No Content	200
Structuring Complex Elements in Schemas	201
Specifying Sequences	202
Specifying Choices	205
Allowing Elements to Appear in Any Order	208
Controlling Element Occurrence	210
Using Groups and References	213
Defining and Referencing Element Groups	213
Defining and Referencing Attribute Groups	215
Referencing Globally Declared Elements	218
12  Content Models for Schema Declarations	219
all Definitions	220
annotation Definitions	220
any Definitions	221
anyAttribute Definitions	221
attribute Definitions	221
attributeGroup Definitions and References	222
choice Definitions	222
complexType Definitions	223
Complex Type with Simple Content	223
Complex Type with Complex Content	224
element Definitions	225
Element group Definitions and References	226
import Definitions	226
include Definitions	226
notation Definitions	227
schema Definitions	228
selector and field Definitions	228
sequence Definitions	229
simpleType Definitions	229
unique Constraint Definitions	230
PART IV  XSLT AND XPATH
13  XSL Transformations and Formatting	235
Introducing XSLT	235
Matching Document Structures to Template Rules	239
Understanding the Built-In Template for Element and Root Nodes	241
Understanding the Built-In Template for Modes	241
Understanding the Built-In Template for Text and Attribute Nodes	242
Understanding Other Built-In Templates	242
Structuring XSLT Stylesheets	243
Starting the XSLT Stylesheet	243
Defining the Output Format	244
Defining Template Rules and Declarations	258
14  XPath Operators and Expressions	263
Understanding Location Paths	264
Understanding XPath Operators and Datatypes	268
Using Relative XPath Expressions with Elements	272
Referencing the Current Context Node	272
Referencing a Parent Node	273
Referencing Siblings Relative to the Current Context	274
Referencing Child Nodes	274
Using Absolute XPath Expressions with Elements	276
Locating Attribute, Text, Comment, and Processing Instruction Nodes	277
Working with Attribute Nodes	277
Working with Text Nodes	280
Working with Comment Nodes	280
Working with Processing Instruction Nodes	281
Using Namespaces with Element and Attribute Nodes	282
Using Wildcards and Predicates in XPath Expressions	283
Selecting Any Node	284
Skipping Levels in the Hierarchy	285
Filtering to Match Nodes with Specific Values	287
15  Branching and Control Functions	291
Processing Nodes Conditionally with if Statements	291
Processing Nodes Conditionally with choose-when and choose-when-otherwise Statements	294
Processing Multiple Nodes with for-each Statements	296
Invoking, Including, and Importing Templates	300
Including and Importing Templates	300
Calling Templates by Name	303
Invoking Templates by Mode	304
16  Variables and Parameters in XSLT	307
Working with Parameters	307
Defining and Referencing Parameters	307
Setting Default Values for Parameters	309
Passing Parameter Values to Templates	311
Using Global Parameters	312
Working with Variables	318
Defining Variables	318
Referencing Variables	320
Using Global Variables	321
17  Working with Strings, Booleans and Numbers	323
Manipulating Strings	323
Converting Values to Strings	323
Managing Spaces Within Strings	325
Normalizing Space in Strings	327
Merging Values into a Single String	328
Examining and Manipulating String Contents	329
Translating Characters in Strings	336
Converting and Manipulating Boolean Values	337
Using the true() Function	339
Using the false() Function	339
Using the not() Function	339
Working with Numeric Values	340
Converting Values to Numbers	340
Formatting Values as Numbers	341
Rounding Numbers	345
Summing Values	346
18  Restructuring Input Documents and Manipulating Document Subsets	351
Combining and Merging Documents	351
Document Merging Essentials	351
Using Base Paths with the document() Function	354
Using the document() Function To Process the Stylesheet Itself	356
Declaring the document() Function in a Stylesheet	357
Manipulating Document Structures	358
Creating Copies of Node Sets	358
Generating Elements and Attributes in the Output	361
Sorting Document Structures	366
Sorting Essentials	366
Defining Sort Keys, Order, and Type	367
Sorting Nodes in a Document	371
Counting Nodes	371
INDEX	375

Last Updated: January 17, 2002

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