CPT 412 XML-Based Web Applications

This course covers how to build web applications using XML. Students will learn how to create and validate data in XML documents and how to display XML documents using Cascading Stylesheets (CSS), XSL Transformations (XSLT), data binding and the Document Object Model.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• List the uses and benefits of XML on a Web site.
• Create well-formed and valid XML documents.
• Create an XML schema.
• Use XSL to display XML data in a Web browser.
• Use XSL to transform XML data into a different format.
• Display dynamic XML data in a Web browser by using data binding and the Document Object Model.
• Use ASP and ADO to read data from a data source and store it as XML.
• Add, delete, and update data on the client by using XML and saving data to a database on the server.

TOPICS

• What is XML?
• Creating XML Documents
• XML Technologies - The Big Picture
• Overview of XML-Based Web Applications
• XSL Language Constructs
• Embeding XML Data in HTML
• Posting XML Data to a Server
• XML Validation

Comments to Course Coordinator: Professor Fernandez

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