XML

These tutorials are about XML, the Extensible Markup Language.

The complete listing of XML tutorials can be found below or you can use the side menu to move section by section.

1. Document Basics
   Document structure and the why of XML.
   1. Parsing Documents
      A look at how documents are parsed, both by people and by computers.
   2. Markup Languages
      A look at markup languages and how they are used to describe document structure.
2. What is XML?
   The basics of XML.
   1. Hello World
      The ubiquitous "Hello World" example.
   2. Moving on to XML
      A brief history and discussion of the foundations of XML.
   3. No Magic Bullet: What XML is Not
      Where we begin with some concluding remarks and some illusions dispelled.
   4. XML Syntax
      The basic syntax of XML and relate markup languages.
   5. Syntax, Part 2: The Rules of XML
      The general rules of XML. In other words, how to apply the syntax.
   6. Validity
      An explanation of validity and an introduction to the DTD.
   7. Beginning DuckBook
      Where we develop a basic XML application for cataloging pets.
3. XML and CSS
   A look at how to format XML to display it in a Web browser.
   1. Using CSS with XML
      An introduction to using CSS with XML.
   2. Using CSS with DuckBook
      A DuckBook example of using CSS with XML.
   3. Creating Tables with CSS
      How to use CSS to create tables from XML documents.
   4. DuckBook in Table Form
      A DuckBook example of using CSS to format XML in tables.

These pages can be found at: [http://academ.hvcc.edu/~kantopet/]
Copyright 2003 -- Peter L. Kantor[kantopet@hvcc.edu]
Last Updated January 2003