Xml: A Beginner's Guide: Go Beyond The Basics With Ajax, Xhtml, Xpath 2.0, Xslt 2.0 And Xquery - Softcover

Holzner, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071606262 ISBN 13: 9780071606264

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2008

Synopsis

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Essential Skills--Made Easy!

Get started programming in XML right away with help from this hands-on tutorial. XML: A Beginner's Guide explains how to store data in and retrieve data from XML documents, format data with Cascading Style Sheets, display data in Web browsers, and use Java and JavaScript. The book covers the latest innovations in XML, including Ajax, XHTML, XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, and the new XQuery specification. Now it's easier than ever to learn how to create your own XML solutions!

Designed for Easy Learning:

• Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills
• Numerous screenshots--Examples that illustrate real-world results
• Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

About this title

About the Author:

Steven Holzner is the award-winning author of 108 books on computing, specializing in online topics like XML. His books have sold over two million copies, and have been translated into 23 languages. He's been a contributing editor to PC Magazine, and has been on the faculty of both Cornell University and MIT. He's been using XML since it first appeared, and routinely communicates with members of various W3C XML working committees (responsible for setting XML standards). Steve has written many books on XML, including Inside XML (several weeks in the Amazon top 100 bestsellers), Real World XML, Ajax for Dummies, Secrets of RSS, and dozens of others that involve the use of XML. He also teaches a course around the country on XML to Fortune 500 company programmers.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0071606262
• ISBN 13: 9780071606264
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456