Description

This thoroughly class tested text and online tutorial gives a complete introduction to the essentials of the XML standard. It will teach students how to apply web technologies to develop XML based web applications. Through the book, the student will build applications that work together to construct interesting and workable web applications. 

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
I: XML Technologies
1. HTML and Web Pages
2. XML Documents
3. Navigating XML Trees with XPath
4. Schema Languages
5. Transforming XML Documents with XSLT
6. Querying XML Documents with XQuery
7. XML Programming
II: Web Technologies
8. The HTTP Protocol
9. Programming Web Applications with Servlets
10. Programming Web Applications with JSP
11. Web Services
12. A Complete Application
Bibliography
Index