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XML Programming Using C# and .NET
Rev. 2.0
XML Training Overview

This comprehensive and practical four-day course builds skills in .NET’s XML processing APIs—chiefly parsing using XmlReader and the Document Object Model (DOM), writing XML streams using XmlWriter, and transformations using XPath and XSLT, all using the .NET Framework XML classes and the C# language. It also covers XML serialization according to XML Schema and the tight coupling between XML and ADO.NET. The course is intended for students with a working knowledge of XML—and possibly DTDs or XML Schema—who want to build XML applications or components using .NET and the C# language. Everything in the course adheres to W3C and .NET standards for highly portable code. The course includes a practical discussion of performance tradeoffs using various XML technology alternatives.

The course includes extensive programming examples, a case study, and several tools for manipulating XML documents. All source code is in C# and is provided with the course.

Upon completion of this course the student will easily program XML application in .NET and understand which XML and .NET technologies to apply for the problem domain.


XML Training LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Understand the purpose of the .NET Framework XML classes.
  • Parse XML data streams using XMLReader classes
  • Validate XML data streams that are described by a DTD or an XML Schema
  • Use the XMLTextWriter class to create XML data streams.
  • Modify, create and delete information in an XML document using the Document Object Model (DOM) .NET classes.
  • Use XML Schema to express precise type information for an XML document and the .NET Schema Object Model classes to read and write schema information.
  • Use XML Serialization to persist XML data.
  • Acquire a working knowledge of the tight coupling of XML with ADO.NET
  • Use XPath to query for content in an XML document and the .NET XPathNavigator class to parse XML documents.
  • Use XSLT to transform XML documents into text, HTML or other XML.
  • Evaluate performance tradeoffs in alternative XML technologies.
XML Training 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#. A working knowledge of ADO.NET is recommended for the portion of the course dealing with ADO.NET and XML

XML Training Course duration

4 days

XML Training Course outline

1. .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
XPath and XSLT
XML and the Web

2. 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

3. Validating XML Streams
 
Specifying Valid Documents with DTD
Validating XML with XmlValidatingReader
Specifying Valid Documents with XML Schema

4. Writing XML Streams in .NET
 
The XmlWriter Class
The XmlTextWriter WriteXXX Methods
XmlTextWriter States
Writing Elements
Writing Attributes
Writing Namespaces

5. 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

6. Manipulating XML Information with the DOM
 
Modifying Documents
Modifying Elements
Modifying Attributes
Managing Children
Cloning
Splitting Text and Normalizing
Creating New Documents

7. Using XML Schema
 
What is an XML schema?
Schemas vs. DTDs
Structure of a Schema
Schema vs. Instance Document
Associating Schemas with Documents
Testing, Validating and Displaying Schemas and Documents
.NET Schema Object Model

8. XML Serialization
 
XmlSerializer
What Is Not Serialized
Writing and Reading XML
Customizing XML Serialization
XML Schema and XSD
Creating Classes from Schemas
XML Serialization and Web Services

9. XML and ADO.NET
 
Strong Coupling Between ADO.NET and XML
Rendering XML from a DataSet
Controlling XML Output
Reading XML into a DataSet
XML Schema and DataSets
Typed DataSets
Synchronizing DataSets and XML

10. XPath
 
Addressing XML Content
XPath in XSLT
Tree Structure
XPath Expressions
Type Model
Context
Axis, Node Test, and Predicate
Abbreviations
Proximity Position
XPath Functions
Comparisons Between Various Types
XPathNavigator

11. Introduction to XSLT
 
XSL and XSLT
Rule-Based Transformations
Templates
Producing Text, HTML, and XML
XslTransform

12. XML Performance Tradeoffs
 
DOM versus XmlReader/XmlWriter
Validating versus Non-Validating Parser
XPathDocument versus XmlDocument in XSLT
Benchmarking XML Performance

Appendix A. Zenith Courseware Case Study

Appendix B. Quick Reference – XML and DTD Grammar

Appendix C. Developing Web Services Using Visual Studio

Appendix D. Learning Resources

System Requirements

Course exercises require Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows 2000 or XP.

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a Pentium 500-MHz or equivalent CPU, 256 MB of RAM, and at least 3 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.


Please contact your training representative for more details on having this course delivered onsite or online

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