Duration

3 days

Overview

In this course, Java programmers will learn the basics of XML form and syntax. They will use Java to implement XML-based web applications, as well as learn how to use XML to pass data between distributed application components. Emphasis is placed on writing well-formed and valid XML, parsing techniques and converting Legacy data with XML.

Audience

Anyone who needs to program XML in conjunction with Java, including application developers, web developers, XML document authors, and webmasters. 

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Web and data processing concepts. Fundamentals of XML. Java programming experience is required.


Outline

XML and Java
Java and XML
XML Syntax
Document Type Definition
Parsers
Building Your Own Parser
SAX and DOM Parsers
DOM Parsers
JAXP
Validating vs. Non-Validating

Parsing XML with SAX
SAX Basics
Parsing with SAX Using JAXP
SAX Event Methods
ContentHandler
Parsing Elements, characters and Whitespace
Error Handling

Parsing XML with DOM
Document Object
Parsing with DOM Using JAXP
Key DOM Interfaces
Nodes and Elements
NodeList and NamedNodeMap
Text Nodes

Building XML with DOM
Creating an Empty DOM Object
Building the Tree
Cloning Nodes
Writing DOM to XML

Validating XML
Validation in XML
Validation with DTDs
Validation with XML Schemas
Schema Data Types
Validating with SAX
Whitespace and Validation
Validating with DOM
Parser Errors
JAXP and XML Schemas Java and XML Data Binding
How JAXB Fits In
How JAXB Works
The JAXB Binding Schema
Generating the Classes
Marshalling and Unmarshalling
Other Binding APIs
 
Basic SOAP
SOAP Overview
The SOAP Envelope
SOAP Over HTTP
A SOAP Server
A SOAP Client
Complex Data Types

Industrial-Strength SOAP
SOAP Messaging
The Messaging Server
The Messaging Client
Web Services
WSDL
UDDI

XML Transformations with XSLT
XML Transformations
XSLT Stylesheets
TrAX
XSLT Processors
XSLT in Servlets
XSL Formatting Objects

Distributed Applications with XML
Socket Programming with XML
Servlets and JavaServer Pages
Creating XML from Textual Data
Creating XML from Relational Data
XML and JDBC
Inserting XML Into an RDBMS

JDOM
JDOM Overview
Getting Started with JDOM
JDOM Parsing
Elements and Attributes
Outputting from JDOM
Transforming JDOM using XSLT