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XML Programming for Java Development

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Design and develop Java applications which read, process, analyze and write XML data
• Be familiar with parsing XML using both SAX and DOM
• Understand how to access datasources as part of their applications
• See how the application of XSLT fits into working with Java
• Use server-side technology (Servlets and Java Server Pages) to manipulate and generate XML documents.

Course Length

Two days.

Course Outline

Re-Introduction to XML - to Set the Scene

• What is XML?
• XML document structure
• Related technologies
• Standards and support
• Section Review/Questions

Simple API for XML (SAX)

• Defining the APIs for serial access to XML
• Defining a SAX event handler
• Processing XML as it is parsed by the handler
• Defining an error handler
• Section Review/Questions

Document Object Model (DOM) to Access Data

• Using the JAXP APIs for creating Document Objects
• Identifying the structure of a Document Object
• Traversing the Document tree
• Section Review/Questions

Further DOM

• Using the JAXP APIs for manipulating Document Objects
• Verifying a Document Object against a DTD
• Writing a Document Object to disk as an XML file
• Section Review/Questions

Dynamic XML - Using Datasources

• Dynamic XML documents using Java Database
• Connectivity (JDBC)
• Section Review/ Questions

XSLT and Java Technology

• Defining the principle uses of XSLT
• Applying an XSLT to XML data
• Java technologies that can process XSLT (e.g. Cocoon)
• Section Review/Questions

Server Side technology

• Applying SAX and DOM
• Applying XSLT
• Understanding the architectural issues often surrounding web based Java applications that use XML
• Section Review/Questions

The Future of Java and XML

• Appreciating some of the future developments surrounding Java and XML
• Section Review/Questions

Prerequisites

Delegates should be familiar with the Java programming language as far as at least being comfortable with its basic use and with OO concepts. Any knowledge of J2EE technology, particularly servlets and Java Server Pages, would be helpful, as would any prior experience with XML. An understanding of key XML concepts can be gained from attending our one-day Introduction to XML Technology Workshop.

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