.NET Training : XML Programming Using Visual Basic and .NET Rev 2.2

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 Visual Basic 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 who want to build XML applications or components using .NET and the Visual Basic 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. New features in System.Xml in .NET 2.0 are discussed in the context of where the topics are covered. Visual Studio 2005 is used as the development environment.

The course includes extensive programming examples, a progressively developed case study, and several tools for manipulating XML documents. All source code is in Visual Basic and is provided with the course. The main lab track uses console and Windows Forms client programs, and an optional Web lab track is available that provides ASP.NET client programs.

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

.NET 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 XmlWriter 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 Visual Studio 2005 to create schemas

Use XML Serialization to persist XML data

Acquire a working knowledge of the use of ADO.NET with XML

Use XPath to query for content in an XML document

Use the XPathNavigator class to parse and edit XML documents

Use XSLT to transform XML documents into text, HTML or other XML

Evaluate performance tradeoffs in alternative XML technologies

.NET Training Prerequisites

Ability to read and to write well-formed XML. A working knowledge of programming the .NET Framework using Visual Basic. A working knowledge of ADO.NET is recommended for the portion of the course dealing with ADO.NET and XML.

.NET Training Course duration

4 days

.NET 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 .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 XmlReader Class Accessing Node Properties with the .NET XML Classes Accessing Attribute Values Traversing the XML Document Catching XmlExceptions The XmlNodeReader Class Using XmlReader with .NET 2.0
3. Validating XML Streams
	Specifying Valid Documents with XML Schema and DTD Using Visual Studio 2005 to Create Schemas Validating XML with XmlReader
4. Writing XML Streams in .NET
	The XmlWriter Class WriteXXX Methods XmlWriter States Writing Elements Writing Attributes Writing Namespaces Using XmlWriter with .NET 2.0
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
6. Manipulating XML Information with the DOM
	Creating and Modifying Documents Modifying Elements Error Handling Managing Children Cloning Splitting Text and Normalizing Modifying Attributes
7. Using XML Schema
	What is an XML schema? Schemas vs. DTDs Structure of a Schema Schema vs. Instance Document Associating Schemas with Documents Visual Studio 2005 Graphical Schema Editor .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 Context Axis, Node Test, and Predicate Abbreviations XPath Functions XPath and .NET XPathNavigator Editing with XPathNavigator in .NET 2.0
11 . Introduction to XSLT
	XSL and XSLT Rule-Based Transformations Templates Producing Text, HTML, and XML XslCompiledTransform
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. Learning Resources

System Requirements

The course runs using Visual Studio 2005. The recommended operating system is Windows XP with Service Pack 2. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details.

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a Pentium 500-MHz or equivalent CPU, 256 MB of RAM, and at least 4 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.

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