XML Bible, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

The emergence of XML is having an enormous impact on Web development, and scaling the learning curve of this new technology is a priority for many developers. The XML Bible offers a superb introduction to the subject and the groundwork to understand XML's future developments.

Author Elliotte Rusty Harold uses a patient, step-by-step discussion that clearly points out the potential of XML without boring his readership with tons of SGML spec-speak. Harold opens quickly with a "Hello World" example to get the reader coding early, and follows that with a simple but powerful example of XML's data management benefits--presenting baseball statistics. Once you've coded your first XML documents, you'll be hooked on the technology and motivated to learn about the more sophisticated topics.

Style sheet languages are covered comprehensively to illustrate the presentation possibilities and pitfalls. An unusually long list of real-life XML applications also shows how XML is already being used, and there is in-depth coverage of the Resource Description Framework, Channel Definition Format, and Vector Markup Language. The book wraps up with a section that helps you design your own XML application from scratch.

Titling a book a bible is a bold move, but this engaging and informative guide is entitled to make this claim. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: XML background, example XML applications, type definitions (DTDs), style languages, Xlinks, Xpointers, Namespaces, application planning, and XML 1.0 specification. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

"The XML Bible provides complete coverage on all XML-related topics and will be an essential resource for any developer." —Sean Rhody, Technical Editor, XML Journal

This fast-paced and thorough tutorial/reference contains everything an experienced web developer needs to put XML to work on established or new web sites. The book covers the fundamentals of the XML language, with emphasis on the creation of XML pages and their publication on the Web; the integration of XML with HTML, databases, and scripting languages to build complex applications; Cascading Style Sheets and XSL Transformation; and supplemental technologies such as XLinks and XPointers. The CD includes all the source code from the book, a complete XML site, and a selection of useful tools.

"The XML Bible provides complete coverage on all XML-related topics and will be an essential resource for any developer." —Sean Rhody, Technical Editor, XML Journal

"The XML Bible provides complete coverage on all XML-related topics and will be an essential resource for any developer." —Sean Rhody, Technical Editor, XML Journal

If XML can do it, you can do it too...
Now revised and expanded to cover the latest XML technologies and applications, this all-in-one tutorial and reference shows you step by step how to put the power of XML to work in your Web pages. From document type definitions and style sheets to XPointers, schemas, the Wireless Markup Language, XHTML and other advanced tools and applications, XML expert Elliotte Rusty Harold gives you all the know-how and examples you need to integrate XML with HTML, solve real-world development challenges, and create data-driven content.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of XML

• Create well-formed XML documents
• Place international characters in documents
• Validate documents against DTDs and schemas
• Use entities to build large documents from smaller parts
• Embed non-XML data in your documents
• Format your documents with CSS and XSL style sheets
• Connect documents with XLinks and XPointers
• Merge different XML vocabularies with namespace
• Write metadata for Web pages using RDF
• Harness XML for site design, vector graphics, and other real-world applications

MASTER XML fundamentals including elements, tags, attributes, DTDs, and namespace
HARNESS the power of CSS and XSL to format XML documents
TAKE XML to the limit using XLinks, XPointers, Schemas, SVG, and XHTML

XML Resources on CD-ROM

• Code for all examples in the book, plus additional examples
• XML authoring tools, including expat, XT, Xalan, Xerces, Batik, FOP, SAXON, HTML, Tidy, and Mozilla
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XML standards

Elliotte Rusty Harold is an internationally respected writer, programmer, and educator both on the Internet and off. He got his start by writing FAQ lists for the Macintosh newsgroups on Usenet, and has since branched out into books, Web sites, and newsletters. He lectures about Java and object-oriented programming at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn. His Cafe con Leche Web site at metalab.unc.edu/xml/ has become one of the most popular independent XML sites on the Internet.
Elliotte is originally from New Orleans where he returns periodically in search of a decent bowl of gumbo. However, he currently resides in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn with his wife Beth and cats Charm (named after the quark) and Marjorie (named after his mother-in-law). When not writing books, he enjoys working on genealogy, mathematics, and quantum mechanics. His previous books include The Java Developer's Resource, Java Network Programming, Java Secrets, JavaBeans, XML: Extensible Markup Language, and Java I/O.