Clarity, comprehensive coverage and precision are just a few of the reasons why anyone who needs to get up to speed with XML will appreciate The XML Companion. Neil Bradley's book will become every web developer's essential guide to one of the most exciting developments to hit the web.

The Xml Companion

Computers & Technology

neil-bradley

Programming Languages

Addison-Wesley (C)

XML is one of the most exciting recent developments to hit the World Wide Web, enabling the further expansion of Web technology into new domains of content management, audience targetted presentation and distributed document processing. If you're a current or potential XML user looking for just one reference to get you up to speed on XML with clarity, comprehensive coverage and precision, then this book will be your essential and constant companion. 
Building on the success of the first edition of The XMLCompanion, Neil Bradley has updated this accessible, in-depth reference to release 1.0 of the XML standard to incorporate the results of the high degree of activity that has surrounded the standard since its release. This edition now contains the complementary standards that have been released, including detailed coverage of DOM 1.0, SAX 1.0, CSS 2 and NameSpaces 1.0, as well as describing the latest, most stable drafts of XSL &amp; XSLT, Xlink &amp; Xpointer. 
The XML Companion: * provides an accessible, comprehensive description of each XML feature * does not assume experience of either HTML or SGML * features a series of 'Road Map' charts that reveal the structure of the XML standard * contains an extensive glossary of XML and related terminology * provides up-to-date coverage of all complementary standards 
New to this edition: NEW - Detailed coverage of DOM 1.0, SAX 1.0, CSS 2 and NameSpaces 1.0 NEW - Describes latest drafts of XSL &amp; XSLT, Xlink &amp; XPointer NEW - Covers recently proposed standards - XHTML and XML Catalog

Web Development & Design

Addison-Wesley Professional

One of the most important technologies on the XML bandwagon is XSL, which really comprises separate XSL, XSLT, and Xpath standards. The XSL Companion provides in-depth coverage of XSL and XSLT--the core technologies behind the formatting of XML data.
 This book focuses on the details of how XSLT in particular can be used to mold information on the fly. The author breaks the standard apart into digestible chapters that cover, say, "contextual formatting" and "sorting." The content is fast moving and demands a technical reader who is comfortable with complexity. Those who are new to XML technologies should pick up a general tutorial prior to tackling this book.
 Along with text explanations of all of the magic that XSLT and XSL can do, the author uses code snippets and numerous graphical diagrams to illustrate information processing, layout, and tree navigation. These visual elements add much to the explanation of what otherwise would be abstract concepts indeed.
 The author addresses head-on the fact that much of XSLT's job today is to turn XML data into HTML-formatted documents that are compatible with the current batch of browsers. There is plenty of focus in this book on how that is done, but the chief purpose remains the exploration of the powerful transformation and formatting features that the XSL standards provide. --Stephen W. Plain

XSL Companion, The

Pearson/Education

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