Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax: From Novice to Professional

Sas Jacobs1590596765

Don’t waste time on 1,000-page tomes full of syntax; this book is all you need to get ahead in XML development. Renowned web developer Sas Jacobs presents an essential guide to XML. Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax is practical and comprehensive. It includes everything you need to know to get up to speed with XML development quickly and painlessly.Jacobs begins by presenting an overview of XML – it’s syntax, rules, vocabularies, and the hows and whys of validity. She also covers the current state of XML support in today’s web browsers. Next, Jacobs covers all of the basic essential uses of XML. You’ll learn how to display XML data using CSS, and transform XML data using XSLT. You’ll even learn about dynamic XML scripting using the XML DOM.The last part of the book covers advanced server-side XML uses in real-world applications, including displaying XML data in Flash, and XML-driven PHP and ASP.NET applications. And last but not least, Jacobs provides a perfect introduction to Ajax development.

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Table of contents :
Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax: From Novice to Professional……Page 1
Contents……Page 6
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to XML……Page 22
CHAPTER 2 Related XML Recommendations……Page 42
CHAPTER 3 Web Vocabularies……Page 74
CHAPTER 4 Client-Side XML……Page 120
CHAPTER 5 Displaying XML Using CSS……Page 142
CHAPTER 6 Introduction to XSLT……Page 190
CHAPTER 7 Advanced Client-Side XSLT Techniques……Page 212
CHAPTER 8 Scripting in the Browser……Page 246
CHAPTER 9 The Ajax Approach to Browser Scripting……Page 286
CHAPTER 10 Using Flash to Display XML……Page 314
CHAPTER 11 Introduction to Server-Side XML……Page 338
CHAPTER 12 Case Study: Using .NET for an XML Application……Page 370
CHAPTER 13 Case Study: Using PHP for an XML Application……Page 402
INDEX……Page 438