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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100782140459

ISBN-139780782140453

eBay Product ID (ePID)2362456

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Number of Pages656 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameXml Schemas

SubjectProgramming Languages / HTML, Programming Languages / Xml, Web / Web Programming, Web / Design

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

AuthorLucinda Dykes, Chelsea Valentine, Ed Tittel

Subject AreaComputers

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight38.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width7.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-096979

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal005.7/2

Table Of ContentIntroduction. Chapter 1: Introducing Metadata. Chapter 2: Of DTDs and Schemas. Chapter 3: The Document Design Process. Chapter 4: The Role of DTDs in XML. Chapter 5: Understanding XML Schema. Chapter 6: Understanding Schemas: Structures and Components. Chapter 7: Understanding Schema Datatypes. Chapter 8: Designing XML Schema Documents. Chapter 9: Converting DTDs to Schemas. Chapter 10: Important XML Schemas. Chapter 11: Using Appropriate Metadata. Chapter 12: Other Schema Languages. Chapter 13: Schema-Based Initiatives. Chapter 14: Schema and Related Tools. Appendix A: Important Specifications and Standards. Appendix B: DTD for XML Schema: Structures. Appendix C: XML Schema Components and Datatypes. Glossary. Resources. Index.

SynopsisXML Schemas are a more precise way to model data with XML and are an update to the old XML DTDS. The final spec was approved in May by the W3C standards organization and is one of the hottest areas in XML programming. Just as the discovery of the Rosetta stone provided a way to establish the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics, XML schemas provide a way for organizations to establish the meaning of XML documents so they can be understood across different company systems. Each industry will have a set of shared vocabularies for describing data being exchanged across the Web, making schemas a cornerstone of e-commerce development., Whether it is used for web development, creating documentation, or exchanging data between business partners, XML continues to grow in importance as a highly flexible document-design and data-modeling tool. Despite the limitations of using SGML Document Type Definitions (DTDs) to define document structures, XML has made inroads wherever data must flow among disparate platforms. The Schema specification has achieved W3C recommendation status, providing an alternative to DTDs that enables you to precisely structure XML data. But using the Schema Language does more than provide a more powerful way of defining data; it2s also a better way because it uses XML2s structure, syntax, and namespaces, instead of those derived from the complex SGML. XML Schemas introduces you to this elegant new technology, which brings the power of data modeling and data structuring to XML. A truly practical book has to give you more than just the details on syntax and semantics, examples of constructs and datatypes, and instruction in standard procedures. You get all that, but you2ll also find lots of expert tips and techniques for document modeling, all reinforced with practical, real-world examples. Even as you2re discovering the advantages of XML Schema, you2ll learn about the continuing use of DTDs. In some situations -- when designing document-oriented XML, for example -- DTDs might still be the way to go. You2ll learn about visual XML Schema tools, but you2ll also see how setting out armed with just a text editor gives you insights you might not acquire otherwise. It won2t be long before you2re developing your own XML Schema documents, using the power of XML to structure data for seamless, cross-platform exchange.

LC Classification NumberQA76.76.H94V355 2002