XML Training
45 Days
★ FeaturedOverview
This XML Training course provides comprehensive coverage of XML and its related technologies, including DOM, XPath, XQuery, DTD, and XML Schema. Participants will gain practical knowledge in creating, validating, and manipulating XML documents. The course emphasizes real-world applications and best practices for XML usage across software systems and organizations.
Who Can Attend
- Software Developers and Engineers
- Web Developers working with XML data
- Database Professionals
- IT Students pursuing B.E/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech
- System Integrators and Application Architects
Course Content
Introduction to XML
- What is XML and its purpose
- Difference between HTML and XML
- Structure and syntax of XML documents
- XML tags, elements, and attributes
- Creating and viewing XML documents
XML Syntax and Well-Formed Documents
- XML tag rules and case sensitivity
- Proper nesting of elements
- Root element requirement
- Use of entity references and comments
- Understanding well-formed XML documents
Elements, Attributes, and Best Practices
- XML naming rules and conventions
- Use of elements vs attributes
- Metadata representation in XML
- Tree structure of XML documents
- Developing and validating XML files
Document Type Definition (DTD)
- Purpose and components of DTD
- Declaring elements, attributes, and entities
- Understanding PCDATA and CDATA
- Cardinality operators in DTD
- Associating internal and external DTDs
DTD Advanced Concepts
- Attribute declaration and value types
- Enumerated and fixed attributes
- Entity declarations (internal and external)
- DOCTYPE and SYSTEM keyword usage
- Limitations of DTD
XML Schema Definition (XSD)
- Introduction to XML Schema and its advantages
- Defining simple and complex data types
- Setting default and fixed values
- Defining optional and required attributes
- Comparison between DTD and XSD
XSD Restrictions and Facets
- Restrictions on values and data types
- Length, whitespace, and pattern constraints
- Working with lists and unions
- Defining complex types with sub-elements and attributes
- Annotating XML Schemas
XML Namespaces and Schema Integration
- Understanding and using XML namespaces
- Referring to schemas within XML documents
- Importing and including schemas
- Group and attributeGroup definitions
- Best practices for schema organization