| Course Description | |
| This two-day course teaches the different types of XML parsing available in .NET. The course starts off with an overview of the .NET Framework and XML classes found in the System namespace. It then dives into the different parsing methodologies available from Microsoft and gives an overview of XML technologies in the .NET Framework. Upon completion, students will be fluent in the .NET System.Xml DOM classes and the various ways to retrieve, modify, and delete XML data. The course includes extensive programming examples, including a progressively developed case study that illustrates the use of XML in an eCommerce application. Course Length: 2 Days Course Tuition: $790 (US) |
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| Prerequisites | |
| Ability to read and to write well-formed XML. Ability to read a DTD not strictly required, but preferred. A working knowledge of programming the .NET Framework using C#. | |
| Course Outline |
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• .NET Framework XML Overview XML in the .NET Framework .NET XML Namespaces and Classes How Does the MSXML Fit in .NET What Does the W3C Say What Does the W3C Not Say .NET XmlReader and XmlWriter .NET DOM Parser XML Serialization XML and ADO.NET Xpa th and XSLT XML and the Web • Reading XML Streams in .NET XML Document Streams The XmlTextReader Class Accessing Node Properties with the .NET XML Classes Accessing Attribute Values Traversing the XML Document Catching XmlExceptions The XmlNodeReader Class • Validating XML Streams Specifying Valid Documents with DTD Validating XML with XmlValidatingReader Specifying Valid Documents with XML Schema • Writing XML Streams in .NET The XmlWriter Class The XmlTextWriter WriteXXX Methods XmlTextWriter States Writing Elements Writing Attributes Writing Namespaces |
• The Document Object Model in .NET Origins of the DOM DOM Levels DOM2 Structure The XmlDocument Class DOM Tree Model DOM Interfaces XmlDocument, XmlNode and XmlNodeList Classes XmlElement and XmlText Classes Finding Elements By Name Walking the Child List The XmlAttribute Class Namespaces and the DOM Error Handling • Manipulating XML Information with the DOM Modifying Documents Modifying Elements Modifying Attributes Managing Children Cloning Splitting Text and Normalizing Creating New Documents • Appendix A. Zenith Courseware Case Study • Appendix B. Quick Reference - XML and DTD Grammar • Appendix C. Learning Resources Download a detailed course outline (PDF) Contact us for course schedules or more information. |


