Oracle XML Programming

Course code: X403

5 days

This course introduces XML concepts and how they can be applied in the enterprise. A good foundation is provided for an understanding of how XML in its many forms has permeated the enterprise.

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Who Should Attend?

Everybody

Prerequisites

None

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Course Contents

This course introduces XML concepts and how they can be applied in the enterprise. A good foundation is provided for an understanding of how XML in its many forms has permeated the enterprise. XML is examined as a format for data management, exchange, handling, transformation, storing and querying structured data. This hands-on XML class is a thorough introduction to using XML in a variety of practical applications using Java, .NET and JavaScript. Several of the more popular open source tools are also reviewed, with an emphasis on the Apache XML Project.

Training Course Contents

XML Fundamentals

Representing structured data
XML specification
XML Benefits
XML Applications
XML Use Cases
XML Application Dialects
XHTML, WML, SVG, SML
XML Browser Support
Essential XML Syntax
XML Document Validation
XML Namespaces

XML Modelling Application Data

XML Modelling the real world
XML & OO analysis and Design
XML and Data Modelling
Modelling data with Elements
and attributes
Modelling Relationships
Modelling Activities

Principles

Defining Application Dialects
Validation with a DTD
Validation with an XML Schema
Modelling Data Schemas
Refactoring for Reuse

Designing DTDs

DTD Markup Concepts
Benefits and Limitations
Defining Content Models
Elements and AttLists
References
Using Namespaces
Conditional Sections

Designing XML Schemas

XML Schema Concepts
W3C XML Schemas
Overcoming DTD limitations
Essential Structural Elements
Built-in Data Types
Simple and Complex Types
Anonymous, local, global types
Factoring for Reuse
Combining schemas
Handling target documents
Validating Parsers
Enabling validation in
ECMAScript, Java .NET

Further XML Schemas

Deriving types
Using Facets
Validating with patterns
Further validation features
Visibility and Importing

Processing XML with DOM

W3C DOM
Specialized interfaces and text
interfaces
Navigation
DOM Parsers
Using JavaScript
Using JAXP
Reading XML into a DOM docÂ’t
Writing XML from a DOM docÂ’t
Modifying Data in a docÂ’t
Adding Data to a docÂ’t
Deleting Data from a docÂ’t
Using HTML DOM Extensions

Processing XML with SAX

SAX Purpose
SAX vs. DOM
SAX Architecture
Event-driven parsing
Building a SAX Handler
Loading and Processing an
XML file
Using SAX in Java and .NET

XSL and XPath

XSL Explained
Why XSL Transformation
Rendering HTML using XSLT
and CSS
Applying Transformations
Server-side vs. Client-side
transformations
XPath Expressions

Define XSL Transformations

Defining an XSL Stylesheet
Stylesheet Elements
Built-in Templates
Applying Templates
Processing XML with XSL

XProc

Pipeline Concepts
Atomic Steps
Compound Steps
Inputs and Outputs
Connections and Environment
XPaths in XProc
Syntax Overview

Styling XML with CSS

CSS explained
Styling XML with CSS
Using Processing Instructions
CSS essential syntax
CSS Generated content

Formatting XML with XSL-FO

XSL Formatting Objects
Designing XSL-FO Stylesheets
Producing PDF and Text files

XML Databases

Mapping XML to Database DDL
Building XML from query results
Storing XML in databases
Module design with named
templates
Combining stylesheets

XML and SOA

Web Services Architecture
Web Service Use Cases
Protocols
Message Payloads
SOAP
WSDL
Deploying Web Services
Using Web Services
Java EE Web Services
.NET Web Services
Discovery Services
RESTful Web Services
XQuery

Rich Web Interfaces with AJAX

AJAX Explained
AJAX Use Cases
Interactive Web Applications
Using XMLHttpRequest
Processing asynchronous
responses
Updating the current page
AJAX and JSON
Supporting bookmarks and
History lists