This XML training course is designed for experienced web developers wishing to develop their website or Intranet using XML. Delegates should be experienced HTML coders. This intensive 3 day training course will give delegates a thorough overview and practical introduction to the use and benefits of XML technology.

After attending this course students will be able to:
Understand how XML is being used and its benefits
Using the XML language
Understand the XML concept

Topics covered

Overview of Markup Languages

Why XML?

eXtensible Markup Language, recommendations and standards

Synchronised Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)

Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)

XML Basics

The Document Type Definition (DTD)

Attributes

Entities

Processing instructions

Scripting XML

Creating unique names via XML Namespaces

Using the XML Data Source Object

Linking with XML

XLink: The XML linking mechanism and XPointer language

XML Style Sheets: XSL

Creating XSL Stylesheets

Working labs