COAP:COAP-2180/week1

Week 1 COAP 2180

On week one we will look at XML in three ways:

• Where is XML used ?
• What is XML (a formalism) ?
• What do we mean by a "document structure" ?
• How can we hand-code XML "applications", i.e. use an XML editor to write code in an XML language ?

Teaching materials

Introduction to XML (Monday)

• xml-intro.ppt (slides used on Monday)
• XML article in this wiki (includes the same information and is somewhat more readable)

Tour de XML (Mon/Wed)

• See Tour de XML

Understanding and editing XML (Wednesday)

• xml-edit.pdf (slides used to explain how to understand DTDs and how to edit XML)
• Editing XML tutorial (wiki article)

XML with CSS style

• CSS tutorial (reminder and for catching up)
• CSS for XML tutorial

Examples files

• DTD and XML templates example directory
• To retrieve these files, I strongly suggest that you "save link as". If you open a file in a navigator like IE and then save, you may loose information ....
• Also consider taking the ALLFILES.zip archive which should include everything. Before unzipping, create a directory.

Textbook chapters

If you find that my lecture notes and slides are incomplete, too short or not good enough, reading either one or both texts is mandatory !

• XML in a Nutshell, Chapter 1 Introducing XML and Chapter 2 XML Fundamentals
• Learning XML, Chapter 2 Markup and Core Concepts

Both are available through the worldclassroom

For the adventurous

• XML Category (All XML-related articles in this wiki)
• XML (on Wikipedia)

Homework 1 - Weeks 1/2

Deadline and submission:

• Monday week 3 (before start of class)

See week 2