Introducing XML Terminology

·       Extensible Markup Language

·       XML Standards

·       Document Object Model

·       Simple API for XML

·       Building XML Applications with Oracle Technology

·       XML in Service Oriented Architecture

·       Creating an Application and Project in JDeveloper

 

Introducing the XML Document

·       Extensible Markup Language

·       Example: A Simple XML Document

·       XML Document Structure

·       The XML Declaration

·       Components of an XML Document

·       A Well-Formed XML Document

·       Comparing XML and HTML

·       Creating XML Document in JDeveloper

 

Validating XML with a Document Type Definitions (DTDs)

·       Understanding the Document Type Definition

·       General DTD Rules

·       The Contents of a DTD

·       Example of a Simple DTD Declaration

·       Referencing the DTD

·       Element Declarations

·       Attribute Declarations

·       Entities in XML

 

Modularizing XML with Namespaces

·       What Is an XML Namespace?

·       Why Use XML Namespaces?

·       Declaring XML Namespaces

·       XML Namespace prefixes

·       Example of XML Namespace Declarations

·       Scope of XML Namespace Declarations

·       Invoking the ShowXmlNS Tool

 

Validating XML by Using XML Schema

·       What is an XML Schema?

·       The Benefits of XML Schemas

·       XML Schema Versus DTD

·       An Example XML Schema Document

·       Validating an XML Document with an XML Schema Document

·       Referencing an XML Schema with the schemaLocation Attribute

·       Components of an XML Schema

·       Creating an XML Schema Document in JDeveloper

 

Navigating XML Documents by Using XPath

·       Defining XML Path Language

·       The XPath Model

·       XPath Expressions

·       The Location Path Expression

·       XPath Axes

·       Operators in XPath Expressions

·       XPath Functions

·       Testing XPath Expressions

 

Transforming XML by Using XSL Transformations

·       Defining XSL

·       XSL Transformations

·       The XSLT Stylesheet

·       Using an XSLT Stylesheet with an XML Document

·       Creating an XSL File in JDeveloper

·       Creating Template Rules

·       Template Rules and Priorities

·       Specifying Output Formats

 

Introducing Oracle XML DB (XML DB)

·       Defining Oracle XML DB

·       Using XML DB

·       Oracle XML DB Features

·       Understanding the XMLType

·       XML Schema Support in Oracle Database 11g

·       Overview of XML DB Repository