Java and XML: Your visual blueprint for creating Java-enhanced Web programs(31 Visual Blueprint)

Learn the concepts, syntax and APIs (Application Program Interface) of Java. Includes information about DTDs, datatypes, child data, Cascading Style Sheets, XSL, data islands, ActiveX, metadata, JavaScript, Xlink, Xpointer, and more! ABOUT THE CD-ROM The CD will include coding examples. Includes fully searchable e-version of the book. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCING JAVA AND XML Introducing the Java Phenomenon Introducing XML Java and XML Combined JAVA BASICS Install the Java SDK Object-Oriented Programming Concepts The Java Class Library Java Conventions Create a Source File Create a Method Create the Method Body Compile a Java Program Execute a Java Program JAVA PROGRAMMING Create an Object Work with Object Fields Specify the Data Type for a Variable Work with Strings Call a Method Using Return Values and Arguments Using the if Statement Using the for Statement Using The While Or Do While Loop Using the Switch Statement Create an Array Create a Package Import a Package Extend a Class Create an Exception Handle Errors Understanding Variable Scope XML BASICS Create an XML Document Verify Well-Formedness Create Elements Add Attributes Add a Comment Include Special Processing Instructions Using Predefined XML Entities Include Nonstandard Text XML DOCUMENT TYPE DEFINITIONS Declare a DTD Create an External DTD File Declare a Container Element Define the Structure of Elements Define Element Attributes Declare Attributes as Words Restrict Attributes to a List of Values Create Internal General Entities Create a Notation Create External General Entities Using Namespaces Using the XML Namespace Attribute. XML SCHEMAS Introducing XML Schemas Create an XML Schema Declaration Declare an Element Assign an XML Schema to an XML Document Validate an XML Document Declare a Container Element Declare Optional Elements Specify Data Types Constrain Element Values Constrain Element Values to a List Declare an Attribute Constrain the Values of an Attribute Reference Predefined Elements Create a Group of Attributes Constrain Values Using Regular Expressions THE SAX API An Introduction to the SAX API Install the Xerces XML Parser Set the CLASSPATH Environment Variable Create an Event Handler Class Parse an XML Document Detect Elements in an XML Document Extract Textual Element Content Determine the Number of Element Attributes Determine the Name of Attributes Determine the Value of Attributes Determine the Line Number Being Parsed Determine Ignorable Whitespace in an Element Work with Processing Instructions Parse Multiple XML Documents Using Multiple Event Handlers Create an Error Handler Create a Custom Error Message Create an Entity Resolver Using the Default Handler Determine Feature and Property Settings Detect Notation Declarations Create a Declaration Handler Create a Lexical Handler Turn on Validation Toggle Namespace and Prefix Usage THE DOM Introducing the DOM Retrieve the Root Element Name Determine Node Type Work with Nodes Transverse All Element Nodes Determine Names of Attributes Determine the Values of Attributes Work with Processing Instructions Detect Entity References Detect General Entities in the DTD Retrieve DTD Information Retrieve Text Information Extract Comments Extract CDATA Sections Retrieve Notation Declarations Navigate Nodes Create an XML Document Create a New DOM Tree with a Root Element Add Attributes to an Element Add a Child Element Create a Text Node Create Other Node Types Copy Nodes JDOM Introducing JDOM Create the Root Element Add Content to the Root Element Create Child Elements Read an XML Document Extract Element Text Content Insert a Comment Insert a CDATA Section Add Processing Instructions Add Attributes to an Element Work with Attribute Objects Save an XML Document Work with Child Elements Insert Pre-defined Entity References Determine Element Type Output a DOM Tree Using JDOM JAXP Introducing JAXP Parse an XML Document Detect Events Configure Factory Settings Set SAXParser Features Parse a Document Using DOM Create an Error Handler for Use with DOM APPENDIX A SAX API Quick Reference DOM API Quick Reference JDOM Quick Reference JAXP Quick Reference APPENDIX B Java Quick Reference APPENDIX C XML Quick Reference APPENDIX D What's on the CD-ROM Using the E-Version of this Book Wiley Publishing, Inc. End-User License Agreement INDEX CD-ROM INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

About the Author :
Ernest Friedman-Hill, Ph.D. is a Principal Member of Technical Staff in the Distributed Computing Research department at Sandia National Laboratories. He received his doctorate from MIT in 1992. At Sandia, Dr. Friedman-Hill's research topics have included the use of Intelligent Agents in scientific computing and in manufacturing. He has taught Java programming to over 3000 students since he first began in 1996. He is the author of Java: Your visual blueprint. Emily Vander Veer specializes in translating Web-based technologies into straightforward, easy-to-understand concepts and practical examples for consumer, business, and technical audiences. In the past few years Emily has written several ...For Dummies books (including JavaScript For Dummies, JavaBeans For Dummies, and Netscape Visual JavaScript For Dummies). She is the author of XML: Your visual blueprint. Ernest Friedman-Hill, Ph.D. is a Principal Member of Technical Staff in the Distributed Computing Research department at Sandia National Laboratories. He received his doctorate from MIT in 1992. At Sandia, Dr. Friedman-Hill's research topics have included the use of Intelligent Agents in scientific computing and in manufacturing. He has taught Java programming to over 3000 students since he first began in 1996. He is the author of Java: Your visual blueprint. Emily Vander Veer specializes in translating Web-based technologies into straightforward, easy-to-understand concepts and practical examples for consumer, business, and technical audiences. In the past few years Emily has written several ...For Dummies books (including JavaScript For Dummies, JavaBeans For Dummies, and Netscape Visual JavaScript For Dummies). She is the author of XML: Your visual blueprint.