Chapter of the Week: XML Family of Specifications -- Chapter 3, 'XML syntax and parsing concepts'

Date Published: 16 FEB 2004

About the White Paper: As XML continues to mature, developers need to understand how this standard and its related technologies are revolutionizing software development. XML Family of Specifications: A Practical Guide provides a complete roadmap for understanding how XML, XSL, XML Schema and related specifications interlink to create powerful, real-world applications. In this chapter, we cover the rules of XML syntax that are stated or implied in the XML 1.0 Recommendation from the W3C. A considerable amount of XML terminology is introduced, including discussions of parsing, well-formedness and validation. XML document structure, legal XML Names and CData are also among the topics. The XML 1.0 specification also discusses rules for Document Type Definitions (DTDs), which we present in chapter 4. If you would like to buy the book, you may do so here. About the Publisher: Addison-Wesley is the leading publisher of high-quality and timely information for programmers, developers, and system administrators. The Company's mission is to provide educational materials concerning new technologies and new approaches to current technologies written by leading authorities. Addison-Wesley is a unit of Pearson Technology Group, the world's largest provider of consumer and professional computer, information technology, engineering and reference content. Pearson Technology Group is an operating unit of Pearson Education, the world's leading educational publisher. Pearson Education is part of Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. Visit them at www.awprofessional.com. Reproduced from Kenneth B. Sall's XML Family of Specifications: A Practical Guide by permission of Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0201703599, copyright 2002. All rights reserved. See http://www.awprofessional.com/titles/0201703599 for more information.

Author:

Sall, Kenneth

About the Author:

Kenneth B. Sall is an XML consultant. He has sixteen years' experience in information technology, including eight years of Web development. Sall was a key contributor to the Astronomical Instrument Markup Language for NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. In addition, he maintains the XML section of Web Developers Virtual Library (WDVL.Internet.com) and has written many articles and spoken extensively on XML. Sall offers XML training courses targeted for different audiences.

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