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XML DTD:
o DTD stands for Document Type Definition.
o A DTD defines the structure and the legal elements and attributes of an
XML document.
o The purpose of a DTD is to define the structure and the legal elements and
attributes of an XML document
XML Elements:
o An XML element is everything from (including) the element's start tag to
(including) the element's end tag.
o An element can contain:
Text
Attributes
other elements
or a mix of the above
Attributes:
o Attributes are designed to contain data related to a specific element.
o Attribute values must always be quoted. Either single or double quotes can
be used.
XML Namespace:
o XML Namespaces provide a method to avoid element name conflicts.
o In XML, element names are defined by the developer. This often results in a
conflict when trying to mix XML documents from different XML
applications.
o This XML carries HTML table information:
<table>
<tr>
<td>Apples</td>
<td>Bananas</td>
</tr>
</table>
o This XML carries information about a table (a piece of furniture):
<table>
<name>African Coffee Table</name>
<width>80</width>
<length>120</length>
</table>
o If these XML fragments were added together, there would be a name
conflict. Both contain a <table> element, but the elements have different
content and meaning.
o A user or an XML application will not know how to handle these
differences.
o When using prefixes in XML, a namespace for the prefix must be defined.
o The namespace can be defined by an xmlns attribute in the start tag of an
element.
o The namespace declaration has the following syntax.
xmlns:prefix="URI".
o Namespaces in Real Use:
XSLT is a language that can be used to transform XML
documents into other formats.
XML Parser:
o All major browsers have a built-in XML parser to access and manipulate
XML.
o The DOM defines a standard for accessing and manipulating documents.
Document Object Model {DOM}:
o The DOM defines a standard for accessing and manipulating documents.
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o The XML DOM is a standard for how to get, change, add, or delete XML
elements.
Xpath in XSLT :
o Xpath can be used to navigate through elements and Attributes in an XML
document
o XPath uses path expressions to select nodes in an XML document. The node
is selected by following a path or steps. The most useful path expressions are
listed below:
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