XML fundamentals course (EN/NL/FR)

This three day course at ABIS teaches the practical skills for working with XML. During this training we will give an overview of XML and all major specifications surrounding it.

In this course, you will learn:

• the creation of XML documents
• imposing structure via XSD and DTD
• search and transform documents with XPath and XSLT

Intended for

Everybody who wants to use the various aspects of XML programming and/or to acquire detailed insight: web publishers, developers, document managers, IT strategy and IT project managers.

Backgroud

No XML background is needed. For the generation of HTML pages an elementary knowledge of HTML is helpful but not required.

Main topics

• Setting up an XML document
• Validating with DTD
• XML Schema:
  • elements & attributes
  • simple types & complex types
  • local & global elements / types
• Namespaces
• XPath: axis, node-test, predicate, functions
• Transformation basics (XSLT):
  • transforming XML to flat text or HTML or XML

Training method

Lecturing with exercises.

Delivered as a live, interactive training: available in-person or online, or in a hybrid format. Training can be implemented in English, Dutch, or French.

Certificate

At the end of the session, the participant receives a "Certificate of Completion".

Duration
3 days.