COAP:COAP-2180/week1

Week 1 COAP 2180

Learning goals

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" ? You will learn how to use an XML editor and make use of so-called DTDs.

Activities and teaching materials (Monday)

Introduction to XML - slides

• xml-intro.ppt

Introduction to XML

• XML
• XML principles
• Tour de XML

Editing and styling XML (Wednesday)

Understanding and editing XML

• xml-edit.pdf (slides used to explain how to understand DTDs and how to edit XML)
• Editing XML tutorial (wiki article)
• XML editors, in particular Exchanger XML Editor (installed in the classroom on the N: drive)

XML with CSS style (first contact, again on week 2)

• 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.

Additional documentation

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 world classroom

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