XML Specification Guide - Softcover

Graham, Ian S.; Quin, Liam R. E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471327530 ISBN 13: 9780471327530

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

XML (Extensible Markup Language) is one of the hottest technologies for Web development. It is based on SGML and while it has the advantage of being less complicated to use than SGML, it is both more complex and flexible than HTML. XML offers users the following advantages: it makes networked information easier to find; categorize; customize; and allows users to create documents that look and function exactly the same way through any browser; it allows Web pages to be updated without re-sending all data, thereby saving on bandwidth (for example, XML allows on-line booksellers to use tags such as "price" and "number of pages" for searching and categorising purposes); and support for XML is being built into products from Microsoft, Netcape, Adobe, DataChannel, and WebMethods. This text is the technical reference for Web and application programmers and developers. After a concise overview of the purpose and scope of XML and its principles, readers find a complete and in-depth annotated specification guide that includes sample applications. This comprehensive reference guide is designed for experienced Web developers and programmers and goes beyond comprehensive coverage of the XML specification to offer: namespaces, a recent W3C draft critical for large-scale, distributed applications; Tiny SML, a subset of XML used for special applications; databases and object-oriented models, including object inheritance and architectural forms.

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From the Back Cover

Get inside XML, one of the Web's most important technologies, with this complete and annotated specification guide.

Bestselling authors Ian Graham and Liam Quin provide the technical reference for XML, one of the most important new technologies for Web development. Whether you are a programmer who develops for the Web, intranets, or extranets; a database programmer who needs to upgrade your system; or a Webmaster who wants to keep your site competitive, this book provides you with the information you need to master all the XML concepts, rules, and programming techniques. Beyond comprehensive coverage of XML specification, readers will find hands-on guidance to the latest advancements that make XML the most powerful Web language in a world that is increasingly Web-based. Inside experts Graham and Quin provide you with:

* A complete explanation of XML structure, syntax, and rules, built around detailed examples
* A comprehensive specification guide to XML, annotated with helpful clarifications, background material, and illustrative examples
* In-depth coverage of namespaces and schemas
* A detailed discussion of the Unicode character sets and their relationship to XML
* A detailed glossary of important XML terms
* A quick-reference guide to XML features, with illustrated examples of how they differ from HTML

On the companion Web site you'll find:
* Technical tables for Web developers
* Annotated versions of XML grammar
* Valuable interactive tools for exploring the specification

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471327530
• ISBN 13: 9780471327530
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432