Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days

The most in-depth XML tutorial with the best examples on the market. 21 proven step-by-step lessons explain XML and related tools XSL, XHTML, CSS, and more - with hundreds of practical examples demonstrating the latest techniques. Developer interest in XML continues to grow as more technologies incorporate or build upon it, such as Web Services or .NET. Completely up-to-date with the newest standards and tools. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days, 3E is engineered to be the answer for learning XML. Existing books are frequently criticized for lacking up-to-date examples or depth, but expert author Steve Holzner offers hundreds of real-world examples demonstrating the uses of XML and the newest tools developers need to make the most of it. The book starts with basic syntax, moving to formatting with CSS or the Extensible Stylesheet Language and working with XHTML and other tools for presenting XML data on the Web or in multimedia applications. The final sections of the book discuss XForms and applying XML to programming with Java, .NET, or JavaScript and then to building XML into database or Web Services applications with SOAP. Along the way, Steve shows readers the results of every lesson and provides both the "how" and "why" of the inner working of XML technologies. Steve Holzner is an award-winning author who has been writing about XML as long as XML has been around. He's written more than 70 books on a variety of programming and Web development topics, and has sold well over a million total copies. His books include a good number of industry best sellers including Inside XML. He's a former contributing editor of PC Magazine, graduated from MIT, and received his Ph.D. at Cornell, and also teach corporate seminars around the country. Steve's most recent books include Sams Teach Yourself JavaServer Pages in 21 Days, and Sams Teach Yourself VB.NET in 21 Days.