XML

XML – Table of Content:

• XML Introduction
  • What is XML?
  • The Difference between XML and HTML?
  • Components of an XML Document
  • XML Technologies
    • DTD (Document Type Definition)
    • XDR
    • XSD
    • XSLT
    • XML DOM
    • XPath
    • SAX
    • XLink and XPointer
    • XQuery
  • The XML Advantages
  • XML How to Use
• Structure of a XML Document
• XML Classes in the .NET Framework
  • Design goals of XML Support in .NET
    • XML Namespaces
    • XML Parsing
  • Writing XML
  • XPath Support
  • XML Schema Object Model (SOM)
  • Understanding XML Validation
  • Transforming XML data using XSLT
  • XML Serialization
  • XML Web Services
  • XML and ADO.NET
  • NET Configuration
• Reading and Writing XML Data using XMLReader and XMLWriter
  • XML Readers and Writers
  • Reading XML with XMLReader
    • Steps involved in XMLReader to read XML Data
  • Writing XML Data
• XML Data Validation
  • Validation types supported in .NET
  • XML Data validation using XSD Schemas
  • A cache for schemas
  • XML DOM validation
  • XML Validation using Inline schemas
  • Using DTDs
  • The Schema Object Model (SOM)
  • Programmatically Inferring XSD Schema from an XML File
• XML Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Exploring DOM Processing
    • XML Document loaded in a DOM Tree
  • Programming with XML Document Object Model
    • Document Classes
    • Collection Classes
    • The XMLDocument Class and working with XMLDocument Class
    • Programmatically creating XML Documents
    • The XMLDocumentFragment Class
    • XPath Support in XML DOM
    • Validating XML in an XMLDocument
• Transforming XML Data using XSLT
  • What is XSLT, XSL and XPath?
  • Need for XSLT
  • XSLT Elements and Functions
  • Applying an XSL style to an XML Document
  • .NET classes involved in XSL Transformation
  • User defined functions in an XSL style sheet
  • The XSLTSettings Class
  • Advanced XSLT Operations
  • Debugging XSLT Style sheet
• XML and ADO.NET
  • Loading XML into a DataSet
  • DataSet Schemas
  • Transforming DataSet to XML
  • Typed DataSets
  • XMLDataDocument Object and DataSet
  • Relationship between XMLDataDocument and XPathNavigator
  • DataTable and XML
• XML Data Display
  • Hierarchical Data Controls
    • Site Navigation
    • XMLDataSource Control
    • Caching
    • XML Web Server Control
    • Client Side XML
• SQL Server and XML Integration
  • New XML Features in SQL Server
    • FOR XML in SQL Server
    • Executing FOR XML Queries from ADO.NET
    • XML Data Type in SQL Server
    • Working with XML Data Type Columns from ADO.NET
    • Using XML Schema on the Client
    • Multiple Active Result Sets (MARS) in ADO.NET
    • XML Data Type and a DataSet
    • OPENXML()
    • Other XML Features
• XML Serialization and XML De-Serialization
  • The XMLSerializer Class
  • Advanced Serialization
  • Serialize a .NET object to XML document
  • De-Serialize a XML document to .NET Object
  • Generics and XML Serialization
  • Pre-generating Serialization Assemblies
  • Handling Exceptions
• .NET Configuration
  • NET Configuration
    • Configuration Hierarchy
    • NET 1.x Way of Accessing Configuration Sections
  • NET 2.0 Configuration Management
    • New Configuration Sections in ASP.NET
    • WebConfigurationManager Class
    • Retrieving Configuration from Predefined Sections
    • Encrypting and Decrypting Configuration Sections
    • Enumerating Configuration Sections
    • Reading Configuration Sections
    • Creating a Custom Configuration Section
    • Built-in Configuration Management Tools
• XML Web Services
  • Building an ASP.NET Web Service
  • Creating a Proxy Class for the Web Service
  • Returning Complex Types
  • Using SOAP Headers
  • Using SOAP Extensions
  • Asynchronous Invocation of Web Services from a Client Application
  • Asynchronous Invocation of Web Services from a Browser Using IE Web Service Behavior
  • Asynchronous Web Service Methods
  • Controlling XML Serialization Using IXmlSerializable
  • Using Schema Importer Extensions