XML and Web Services Unleashed

Table of Contents

• Introduction 

  • Who This Book's Intended Audience Is
  • What You Need to Know Prior to Reading This Book
  • What You Will Learn from Reading This Book
  • What Software You Will Need to Complete the Examples Provided with This Book
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • What's on the Sams Web Site for This Book
  • Conventions Used in This Book

Part I - Essentials of XML 

• Chapter 1 - XML in Context 

  • XML: A Brief Glimpse
  • The Time Is Right
  • How We Got Here
  • Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
  • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
  • Electronic Data Interchange
  • The Beginnings of XML
  • The Promise of XML
  • Benefits of XML
  • Advantages of XML over SGML
  • Advantages of XML over HTML
  • Advantages of XML over EDI
  • Advantages of XML over Databases and Flat Files
  • Drawbacks to XML
  • XML-Based Standards
  • Where Is XML Heading?
  • E-Business and E-Commerce
  • Content Management
  • Web Services and Distributed Computing
  • Peer-to-Peer Networking and Instant Messaging
  • Getting More Meaning out of the Web: The Semantic Web
  • Summary

• Chapter 2 - The Fundamentals of XML 

  • Introduction to XML Syntax
  • Markup Languages and Self-Describing Data
  • A Simple XML Document
  • XML Document Structure
  • XML Declaration
  • Document Type Declaration
  • Markup and Content
  • Elements
  • Attributes
  • Entity References
  • Comments
  • Processing Instructions
  • Marked CDATA Sections
  • Document Type Definitions
  • XML Content
  • XML Content Models
  • Handling Whitespace in XML
  • Rules of XML Structure
  • All XML Elements Must Have a Closing Tag
  • XML Tags Are Case Sensitive
  • All XML Elements Must Have Proper Nesting
  • All XML Documents Must Contain a Single Root Element
  • Attribute Values Must Be Quoted
  • Attributes May Only Appear Once in the Same Start Tag
  • Attribute Values Cannot Contain References to External Entities
  • All Entities Except amp, lt, gt, apos, and quot Must Be Declared Before They Are Used
  • Other Rules of XML Structure
  • Well-Formed and Valid Documents
  • Well-Formed Documents
  • Valid Documents
  • Linking XML Documents Together
  • Namespaces in XML
  • Declaring Namespaces
  • Identifying the Scope of Namespaces
  • Applying Style to XML
  • Basics of Reading and Processing XML
  • Parsers
  • The Document Object Model (DOM)
  • The SAX API
  • International Language Support in XML
  • Unicode
  • Summary

• Chapter 3 - Validating XML with the Document Type Definition (DTD) 

  • Document Type Definitions
  • Some Simple DTD Examples
  • Structure of a Document Type Definition
  • The Document Type Declaration
  • DTD Attributes
  • DTD Entities
  • More DTD Directives
  • DTD Drawbacks and Alternatives
  • Summary

• Chapter 4 - Creating XML Schemas 

  • Introduction to the W3C XML Schema Recommendation
  • Sample XML Document
  • Schema for XML Document
  • Creating XML Schemas
  • Declaring Attributes
  • Declaring Elements
  • Declaring Complex Elements
  • Declaring Simple Types
  • Refining Simple Types Using Facets
  • Anonymous Type Declarations
  • Specifying Mixed Content for Elements
  • Annotating Schemas
  • Model Groups
  • Attribute Groups
  • Targeting Namespaces
  • "Inheriting" from Other Schemas
  • Summary

• Chapter 5 - The X-Files: XPath, XPointer, and XLink 

  • XPath
  • Operators and Special Characters
  • XPath Syntax
  • XPointer
  • Points
  • Ranges
  • Abbreviating XPointer Notation
  • XLink
  • Simple Links
  • Extended Links
  • Summary

• Chapter 6 - Defining XML Using Alternate Schema Representations 

  • A Brief Review of XML Schemas
  • Dead Formats: XDR, DSD, and DCD
  • XML Data Reduced (XDR) Schema
  • Document Structure Description (DSD) Schema
  • Document Content Description (DCD) Schema
  • Schema for Object-Oriented XML (SOX)
  • RELAX NG Schema
  • RELAX
  • TREX
  • Combining RELAX and TREX
  • Schematron
  • Summary

Part II - Building XML-Based Applications 

• Chapter 7 - Parsing XML Using Document Object Model 

  • What Is DOM, Anyway?
  • What DOM Is Not
  • Why Do I Need DOM?
  • Disadvantages of Using DOM
  • DOM Levels
  • DOM Core
  • Parents, Children, and Siblings
  • DOM Interfaces
  • Java Bindings
  • Walking Through an XML Document
  • Creating an XML Document
  • DOM Traversal and Range
  • Traversal
  • Range
  • Other DOM Implementations
  • JDOM
  • Small DOM-like Implementations
  • Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB)
  • Data Binding
  • JAXB Example
  • Summary

• Chapter 8 - Parsing XML Using SAX  

  • What Is SAX, Anyway?
  • What SAX Is Not
  • Why Do I Need SAX?
  • SAX vs. DOM
  • Disadvantages
  • SAX Versions
  • SAX Basics
  • SAX Packages
  • SAX Implementations
  • Working with SAX
  • Walking Through an XML Document
  • Validation
  • Handling Errors
  • Entity References
  • Lexical Events
  • Summary

• Chapter 9 - Transforming XML with XSL 

  • XSL Technologies
  • XSLT for Document Publishing
  • Getting Started with XSLT
  • The Missing Piece: The XSLT Processor
  • Advanced Features of XSLT
  • XSL for Business-to-Business (B2B) Communication
  • Creating the XSL Style Sheet
  • Using the XSLT Processor
  • Running the Example
  • XSL Formatting Objects
  • XSL-FO Formatting Engines
  • Basic Document Structure
  • Generating a PDF Document
  • Page Headers and Footers
  • Graphics
  • Tables
  • Web Application Integration: Java Servlets, XSLT, and XSL-FO
  • Developing the Java Servlet
  • Testing the Example
  • Summary

• Chapter 10 - Integrating XML with Databases 

  • XML Database Solutions
  • XML Database Mapping
  • Native XML Support
  • Modeling Databases in XML
  • JAXB Solution
  • Reviewing the Database Schema
  • Constructing the Desired XML Document
  • Defining a Schema for the XML Document
  • Creating the JAXB Binding Schema
  • Generating the JAXB Classes Based on Schemas
  • Developing a Data Access Object (DAO)
  • Developing a Servlet for HTTP Access
  • Testing the Application
  • Converting the XML Data to HTML with XSLT
  • Testing the JSP Page
  • Summary

• Chapter 11 - Formatting XML for the Web 

  • A Brief History of DSSSL
  • A Brief History of CSS
  • XML Presentation Using CSS
  • An Overview of XHTML
  • XHTML 1.0: The Transition
  • XHTML 1.1: Modularization
  • An Overview of XForms
  • Introduction to XForms
  • Next Generation of Web Forms
  • XForms: Three Layers
  • Instance Data Tracking
  • Rich Data Type and Form Validation
  • Multiple Form Documents
  • Summary

• Chapter 12 - Interactive Graphical Visualizations with SVG 

  • Vector Graphics to Complement Bitmap Graphics
  • Bitmap Graphics
  • Vector Graphics
  • Complementary Bitmap and Vector Graphics
  • SVG: An XML Standard for Vector Graphics
  • The SVG Standard
  • XML Technologies Related to SVG
  • Creating an Interactive Graphical Visualization
  • Defining the Content DTD
  • Creating the XML Content
  • Creating an SVG Content Presentation Prototype
  • SVG with Style Using CSS
  • Defining the XSL to Transform XML Content to SVG Presentation
  • Powering Web Pages with SVG
  • SVG-To-Go with XSL-FO
  • SVG Structure and Elements
  • Structure
  • Elements
  • Development Primer
  • The Future of SVG
  • Direct Web Browser Support for SVG
  • New SVG Applications
  • Expanding the Scope of SVG
  • Summary

• Chapter 13 - XML and Content Management 

  • What Is Web Content Management?
  • What Are the Components of a Content-Management Workflow?
  • Content-Input Phase
  • Content-Repository Phase
  • Content-Delivery Phase
  • The Role of XML in Web Content Management
  • XML to Integrate System Components
  • XML-Based Application Components
  • WebDAV Document Creation
  • The Role of WebDAV
  • WebDAV-Enabled Authoring Environments
  • WebDAV and XML
  • How to Design the XML Content Environment
  • Reusable Document Objects
  • XML Document Design Principles
  • The Role of Metadata (RDF and PRISM) in Web Content Management
  • What Is Metadata?
  • About the Resource Description Framework
  • About XMP
  • About PRISM
  • Web Content Syndication with RSS and ICE
  • RSS Content Syndication
  • Content Syndication using ICE
  • Selecting a Content-Management Solution
  • Is the Solution Standards Based?
  • System Performance
  • Can the System Scale?
  • Cost of Implementation
  • Ongoing Support
  • Summary

• Chapter 14 - Architecting Web Services 

  • What Are Web Services?
  • Business Motivations for Web Services
  • Managing Complexity and IT Costs
  • Lingua Franca of B2B E-Commerce
  • Global E-Marketplace Vision
  • Technical Motivations for Web Services
  • Limitations of CORBA and DCOM
  • Problems with Business Modeling
  • Problems with Vendor Dependence
  • Reuse and Integration Goals
  • The Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Flexibility of E-Business Services
  • Lessons Learned from Object Orientation
  • Key Functional Components
  • Just In Time Integration
  • Semantic Issues and Taxonomies
  • Security and Quality of Service Issues
  • Composition and Conversations
  • Architecting Web Services
  • The Implementation Architectural View: The Web Services Technology Stack
  • The Logical Architectural View: Composition of Web Services
  • The Deployment Architectural View: From Application Servers to Peer-to-Peer
  • The Process Architectural View: Life in the Runtime
  • Summary

• Chapter 15 - Web Services Building Blocks: SOAP 

  • Introduction to SOAP
  • Improved RPC
  • Improved Interoperability
  • Key Building Block for Web Services
  • Basic SOAP Syntax
  • SOAP Message Structure and Namespaces
  • SOAP Envelope Element
  • SOAP Header Element
  • SOAP Body Element
  • Data Types
  • Arrays
  • Structs
  • Faults
  • Sending SOAP messages
  • SOAP and HTTP
  • Header Extensions
  • SOAP and SMTP
  • SOAP Implementations
  • Microsoft SOAP Toolkit
  • Apache SOAP
  • Interoperability Issues
  • The Future of SOAP
  • SOAP with Attachments
  • SOAP Security
  • SOAP Transactions
  • SOAP 1.2
  • The XML Protocol
  • Summary

• Chapter 16 - Web Services Building Blocks: WSDL and UDDI 

  • Introduction to WSDL
  • Basic WSDL Syntax
  • The definitions Element and Namespaces
  • The types Element
  • The message and portType Elements
  • The binding Element
  • The service Element
  • The documentation Element
  • The import Element
  • Extensibility Elements
  • SOAP Binding
  • soap:binding, soap:operation, soap:header, and soap:body
  • soap:address, soap:fault, and soap:headerfault
  • Other Bindings
  • WSDL Implementations
  • WSDL the Microsoft Way
  • WSDL the IBM Way
  • Introduction to UDDI
  • UDDI Basics
  • The Structure of UDDI
  • tModel Structure
  • Publishing and Finding WSDL Descriptions in a UDDI Registry
  • UDDI Invocation Model
  • The UDDI API
  • Inquiry API
  • Publication API
  • Vendor Implementations
  • UDDI4J (IBM)
  • The Microsoft UDDI SDK
  • The Future of UDDI
  • Summary

• Chapter 17 - Leveraging XML in Visual Studio .NET 

  • The .NET Strategy
  • ADO.NET
  • The ADO.NET Data Provider
  • The ADO.NET DataSet Class
  • XML Within ADO.NET
  • The System.Xml Namespace
  • Summary

• Chapter 18 - Using XML in the .NET Enterprise Servers 

  • BizTalk
  • Organizations
  • Ports
  • Channels
  • Applications
  • Document Definitions
  • Document Maps
  • WebDAV
  • Distribution Lists
  • Submitting Documents
  • SQL Server 2000
  • Configuring IIS
  • URL Queries
  • Template Queries
  • XPath Queries
  • XML Updategrams
  • Summary

Part III - Applied XML 

• Chapter 19 - Understanding XML Standards 

  • Standards and Vocabularies
  • What Is an Open Standard?
  • The Standards-Creation Process
  • Standards Organizations: Who Is Creating the Standards?
  • The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
  • The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
  • The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
  • Governmental Bodies
  • Industry Consortia
  • Birds-of-a-Feather Vendor Groupings
  • Individuals and Organizations
  • The Standards Stack
  • Standards Stack Layers
  • Message-Oriented Protocols Versus Document-Oriented Specifications
  • XML Base Architecture
  • XML Transport Layer
  • XML Messaging Layer
  • Services Layer
  • Process Layer
  • Standards Stack Aspects
  • Presentation Aspect
  • Security Aspect
  • Query Aspect
  • Semantics Aspect
  • Community Vocabularies Layer
  • Summary

• Chapter 20 - Implementing XML in E-Business 

  • What Is the Supply Chain?
  • Business to Consumer (B2C)
  • Business to Business (B2B)
  • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
  • E-Business and the Internet-Enabled Supply Chain
  • E-Commerce
  • E-Procurement
  • E-Collaboration
  • Different Types of B2B Interaction
  • Direct Partnership
  • Multiparty Procurement
  • Agents and Distributors
  • Exchanges, Auctions, and Digital Transaction Hubs
  • Components of E-business XML Systems
  • Enterprise Integration
  • Fundamental Network and Platform Layers
  • Messaging (Transport, Routing, and Packaging)
  • Registry and Repository
  • Data Dictionaries
  • Process and Workflow
  • Trading Partner Agreements
  • Business Vocabulary
  • CommerceNet eCo Framework
  • XML/EDI
  • ebXML
  • Overview of ebXML Process
  • Collaborative Protocol Profile
  • Core Components
  • Registry and Repository
  • Messaging
  • Business Process and Information Modeling
  • Business Messages
  • Proof of Concept Demonstration
  • More on ebXML Architecture
  • Future Development and Maintenance
  • RosettaNet
  • Data Dictionaries
  • Partner Interface Processes (PIP)
  • The RosettaNet Implementation Framework
  • Business Process Modeling and Analysis
  • Future of RosettaNet
  • Summary

• Chapter 21 - Delivering Wireless and Voice Services with XML 

  • The Vision of Ubiquitous Computing
  • Key Technologies
  • Wireless Services: WAP and WML
  • Voice Services: VoiceXML
  • Wireless Applications with WAP and WML
  • A WML Application Architecture
  • WML Applications
  • Example: A Wireless Phonebook Service with WML
  • WML Structure and Elements
  • WMLScript
  • Development Primer
  • Getting Started
  • Future WAP/WML Developments
  • Voice Applications with VoiceXML
  • Voice Portals and VoiceXML
  • A VoiceXML Application Architecture
  • Voice Portal Architecture
  • Advantages and Limitations of VoiceXML Applications
  • The Profile of a Successful VoiceXML Application
  • Example: A Voice Phonebook Service with VoiceXML
  • VoiceXML Structure and Elements
  • Development Primer
  • Future VoiceXML Developments
  • Summary

• Chapter 22 - Applied XML in Vertical Industry 

  • The Vertical Industries
  • Professional Services Standards
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Insurance
  • Health Care
  • Legal Industry XML Standards
  • Real Estate
  • Business Administration and Human Resources (HR)
  • Travel and Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Shipping and Logistics
  • Architecture and Construction
  • Scientific and Engineering
  • Biotech
  • Chemistry
  • Print, Media, and Entertainment
  • NewsML
  • A Final Note: XML Standards Adoption
  • Summary

Part IV - The Semantic Web 

• Chapter 23 - RDF for Information Owners 

  • Basics of the Resource Description Framework
  • The RDF Family of Specifications
  • Core Specifications
  • Recent Working Drafts and Notes
  • Making the Case for RDF Investment
  • The RDF Data Model
  • Just Enough Graph Theory
  • The RDF Graph
  • RDF Schema
  • Validity in RDF Schema
  • The RDFS Typing System
  • Extensibility
  • Working with the Angle Brackets
  • Summary

• Chapter 24 - The Semantic Web for Information Owners 

  • Precursors of the Semantic Web
  • Project Xanadu
  • HyTime
  • Architecture of the Semantic Web
  • Unicode and URIs
  • XML Specifications
  • Ontology
  • Logic
  • Proof
  • Trust
  • How Do Semantics Get into the Semantic Web?
  • Summary

Part V - Appendix 

• Appendix A - Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Second Edition) Specification

  • Abstract
  • Status of This Document
  • Table of Contents
  • Appendices
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Origin and Goals
  • 1.2 Terminology
  • 2 Documents
  • 2.1 Well-Formed XML Documents
  • 2.2 Characters
  • 2.3 Common Syntactic Constructs
  • 2.4 Character Data and Markup
  • 2.5 Comments
  • 2.6 Processing Instructions
  • 2.7 CDATA Sections
  • 2.8 Prolog and Document Type Declaration
  • 2.9 Standalone Document Declaration
  • 2.10 White Space Handling
  • 2.11 End-of-Line Handling
  • 2.12 Language Identification
  • 3 Logical Structures
  • 3.1 Start-Tags, End-Tags, and Empty-Element Tags
  • 3.2 Element Type Declarations
  • 3.3 Attribute-List Declarations
  • 3.4 Conditional Sections
  • 4 Physical Structures
  • 4.1 Character and Entity References
  • 4.2 Entity Declarations
  • 4.3 Parsed Entities
  • 4.4 XML Processor Treatment of Entities and References
  • 4.5 Construction of Internal Entity Replacement Text
  • 4.6 Predefined Entities
  • 4.7 Notation Declarations
  • 4.8 Document Entity
  • 5 Conformance
  • 5.1 Validating and Non-Validating Processors
  • 5.2 Using XML Processors
  • 6 Notation
  • A References
  • A.1 Normative References
  • A.2 Other References
  • B Character Classes
  • C XML and SGML (Non-Normative)
  • D Expansion of Entity and Character References (Non-Normative)
  • E Deterministic Content Models (Non-Normative)
  • F Autodetection of Character Encodings (Non-Normative)
  • F.1 Detection Without External Encoding Information
  • F.2 Priorities in the Presence of External Encoding Information
  • G W3C XML Working Group (Non-Normative)
  • H W3C XML Core Group (Non-Normative)
  • I Production Notes (Non-Normative)

• Index 

  
  

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