- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
- XML Fundamentals
- The XML Jigsaw Puzzle
- The Basics of XML
- XML Building Blocks: Elements and Attributes
- XML Elements
- Generic Identifiers
- Some Rules for Naming Elements
- Storing the Data in XML
- Parsed Character Data
- Bypassing Parsing with CDATA
- Attributes
- When to Use Attributes
- Classifying Attributes: Attribute Types
- Attribute Rules
- Well-Formedness Rules
- Creating a Well-Formed XML Document
- The Basics of Validation
- How Do Applications Use XML?
- An Overview of XML Tools
- Roadmap
- Additional Resources
- Structuring XML Documents with DTDs
- Well-Formed and Valid XML
- Document Type Definition Basics
- DTD Structures
- DTDs and XML Documents
- Element Content Basics
- Attribute Declarations
- Entity Declarations
- Parameter Entities
- Notations and Processing Instructions
- Notations
- Processing Instructions
- Comments
- Internal Versus External DTD
- A Valid XML Example: Constructing the DTD
- Additional Resources
- Roadmap
- Defining XML Document Structures with XML Schemas
- XML Schemas Are a Type of Schema
- XML Schemas Compared to DTDs
- Element Declarations in XML Schemas
- Content Models
- <simpleType>
- <complexType>
- Substitution Groups
- Attribute Declarations in XML Schemas
- attributeGroup
- Enumerations
- Associating Schemas with XML Documents
- Datatypes in XML Schemas
- Primitive Built-In Datatypes
- string
- boolean
- decimal
- date
- hexBinary
- base64Binary
- Deriving Simple Types
- Deriving Complex Types
- Schema Designs
- Schema Alternatives
- Additional Resources
- Roadmap
- Avoiding XML Confusion with XML Namespaces
- XML Presentation Technologies
- XML Location Technologies
- XML Programming and Scripting
- XML and the Document Object Model
- Parsing XML Based on Events
- Working with XML and Java
- Working with XML and .NET
- Preparation
- Introduction
- .NET XML Framework Concepts
- Choosing a Language for .NET
- Parsing with the .NET XmlReader Classes
- .NET Parsing with Validation in .NET with XmlValidatingReader
- Document-Based Parsing with DOM Under .NET
- Creating a DOM Implementation
- XML Transformations in .NET
- Navigating the Document Via XPath in .NET
- Additional Resources
- Roadmap
- Real World XML
- XML Related Technologies
- The Future of the Web: XHTML
- XML and Wireless Technologies: WML
- Scalable Vector Graphics
- XML and Multimedia: SMIL—The Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
- A First SMIL Document
- Multimedia and XML
- SMIL Modules
- The Structure Module
- Timing and Synchronization
- The Animation Modules
- Content Control Modules
- The Layout Modules
- The Linking Modules
- The Media Objects Modules
- The Transitions Modules
- The Metainformation Module
- SMIL Tools
- Additional Resources
- Roadmap
- Using XML to Create Forms: XForms
- Future Directions and Technologies
- The Semantic Web and W3C Activities
- Appendixes
- Index
Semantic Web
The Semantic Web represents the further efforts of the W3C to refine the way the Web functions—specifically to develop mechanisms that provide meaning to information disseminated via the Web. The activities of the W3C in relation to the Semantic Web can be found at
Semantic Web
Although the Semantic Web is still very much in the early stages of development, it promises to be one of the more ambitious undertakings of the W3C in years to come.
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