XML for real programmers

1. A reusable XML framework, adaptable to a wide variety of "document factory" Web applications and complemented by key business objects: an Account class, a Catalog class, and a ShoppingBasket class.

2. A Java-based servlet responsible for all aspects of XSL transformation, including external stylesheets, conditional processing, flow-control, dynamically created attribute nodes for parent elements, and template invocation.

3. An order processing application designed to accept and process data structured by a wide range of DTDs.

Features:

• Offers in-depth coverage of the essential members of the XML family-DOM, XSL, Xlink and Xpointer-including specification-level analysis and explanation.
  
• Teaches by example, developing in detail three XML applications and showing how they function together as a single, integrated e-commerce site.
  
• Focuses heavily on Java and how it is especially well suited to building and deploying XML applications.
  
• Concludes with a chapter focusing on the future of XML, other emerging specifications, and the needs of Web-based enterprise.
  
• On the CD, provides all the book's sample code, plus IBM Visual Age, IBM XML parser, and Java Tutorial by MindQ.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: The Core of XML

Chapter 2: DOM and XSL

Chapter 3: Xlink and Xpointer

Chapter 4: Web Applications with XML

Chapter 5: Using the Document Object Model

Chapter 6: Building an XML Website

Chapter 7: Intergrating with the Distributor

Chapter 8: XML related Technologies

Index