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XML FOR WEB APPLICATIONS USING C#
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This comprehensive and practical three-day course builds skills in .NET's XML processing APIs-chiefly parsing using XmlReader and the Document Object Model (DOM) and writing XML streams using XmlWriter, all using the .NET Framework XML classes and the C# language. It also covers XML serialization according to XML Schema and the tight coupling between XML and ADO.NET. The course is intended for students with a working knowledge of XML who want to build XML Web applications or components using .NET and the C# language. Everything in the course adheres to W3C and .NET standards for highly portable code. The course includes a practical discussion of performance tradeoffs using various XML technology alternatives. New features in System.Xml in .NET 2.0 are discussed in the context of where the topics are covered. Visual Studio 2005 is used as the development environment. The course includes extensive programming examples, a progressively developed case study, and several tools for manipulating XML documents. All source code is in C# and is provided with the course.
Course Length: 3 Days
Course Tuition: $1190 (US)
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| Ability to read and to write well-formed XML. A working knowledge of programming the .NET Framework using C#. A working knowledge of ADO.NET is recommended for the portion of the course dealing with ADO.NET and XML.
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• NET Framework XML Overview
XML
Parsing XML
Using XML in .NET Applications
The . NET XML Classes
Parsing Techniques
. NET Parsing Techniques
How Does SAX and MSXML Fit Into .NET?
XmlReader and XmlWriter Features
. NET DOM Parser Features
Other XML Features in .NET
XML and the Web
Internet Explorer and XML
• Reading XML Streams in .NET
The . NET XmlReader Classes
The XmlReader Properties
Accessing Nodes
Reading Attributes
MoveToNextAttribute
Windows and Web Applications
Using Streams with XmlTextReader
Catching the Exceptions
Moving Around the Document
Handling Whitespace
Parsing a Specific Document
Parsing the Top-Level Elements
Subroutines
Looping for Children
Text via Brute Force
ReadElementString()
Miscellaneous Reading Methods
Handling Namespaces
The XmlNodeReader Class
Creating XmlReaders in .NET 2.0
Benefits of Using XmlReader.Create()
• Validating XML Streams
Valid XML
The Trouble with Well-Formed XML
Formal Type Information
DTDs and XML Schema
XML Schema for a Stereo System
DTD and XML Schema Comparison
Invalid XML
A Validation Tool
Creating Schema with Visual Studio
Using the Schema Graphical Editor
Validating XML Streams
Validation Settings
Validation Flags
.NET Validation Code
Validation Events
• Writing XML Streams in .NET
Writing XML in .NET
The XmlWriter Class
The XmlTextWriter Class
The State of Writer
Creating XmlWriters in .NET 2.0
Writing out Elements
Writing Nested Elements
Writing Attributes
• The Document Object Model in .NET
The Document Object Model (DOM)
Origins of the DOM
DOM2 Structure
DOM Tree Model
.NET DOM Classes
The XmlDocument Class
The XmlNode Class - Basic Parsing
Polymorphic Node Types
The XmlNode Class - Node Types
Basic Parsing
Handling Exceptions
Displaying Messages in the Client
Message Page
The XmlElement Class
The XmlAttribute Class
The XmlAttributeCollection Class
The XmlText Class
A Generic DOM Parser
The XmlNodeList Class
Using a foreach Loop
Validation
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• Manipulating XML Information with the DOM
Modifying Documents
The XmlNode Class - Modifications
Legal and Illegal Modifications
Managing Children
Cloning
Modifying Elements
Splitting Text and Normalizing
Modifying Attributes
• Using XML Schema
Validating XML Documents
Limitations of DTDs
What is an XML Schema?
The XML Schema Recommendation
Schema vs. DTDs
Schema and Namespaces
The Schema Namespaces
Structure of a Schema
Schema Documents
Associating Documents with Schema
Developing a Content Model
Types of Types
XML Schema Tools
Defining Elements
Defining Complex Types
Attributes
Multiple Cardinality
DTD versus XML Schema
Constraining Value Ranges
Anonymous Types
Schema Object Model
Validate Schema Tool
Validation Code
• XML Serialization
Serialization in .NET
CLR Serialization
Circular List and XML Serialization
XML Serialization Infrastructure
What Will Not Be Serialized
XML Schema
XSD Tool
The XML Designer
A More Complex Schema
Deserializing According to a Schema
Type Infidelity
Customizing XML Serialization
XML Serialization and Web Services
• XML and ADO.NET
ADO.NET Architecture
.NET Data Providers
DataSet Architecture
Why DataSet?
DataSet Components
DataAdapter
Filling a DataSet
Accessing a DataSet
ADO.NET and XML
Rendering XML from a DataSet
XmlWriteMode
Writing Data as Attributes
Reading XML into a DataSet
DataSets and XML Schema
CourseSchema.xsd
Reading XML Schema
XmlReadMode
XML Data in DataTables
Typed DataSets
Table Adapter
Synchronizing DataSets and XML
Using XmlDataDocument
• Appendix A Zenith Courseware Case Study
• Appendix B Learning Resources
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