XML Programming Using Visual Basic and .NET VS 2010

Course ID

34600

Course Description

This comprehensive and practical four-day course builds skills in .NETs XML processing APIschiefly parsing using XmlReader and the Document Object Model (DOM), writing XML streams using XmlWriter, transformations using XPath and XSLT, and the new LINQ to XML, 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. Visual Studio 2010 with .NET 4.0 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. A separate Lab Manual provides detailed instructions for laboratory exercises with console and Windows Forms 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.

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.

Audience

XML programmers who want to build XML applications or components using .NET and the Visual Basic language.

Course Content

    .NET Framework XML Overview
  • XML
  • Parsing XML
  • Using XML in .NET Applications
  • The .NET XML Classes
  • Parsing Techniques
  • .NET Parsing Techniques
  • .NET DOM Parser Features
  • Other XML Features in .NET
  • LINQ to XML
  • XML and the Web
  • Internet Explorer and XML

    Reading XML Streams in .NET
  • XmlReader and XmlReaderSettings
  • The XmlReader Properties
  • Accessing Nodes
  • Reading Attributes
  • MoveToNextAttribute
  • XmlReader.Create()
  • Catching the Exceptions
  • Moving Around the Document
  • Handling Whitespace
  • Parsing a Specific Document
  • Parsing the Top-Level Elements
  • Subroutines
  • Looping for Children
  • Text via Brute Force
  • ReadElementString()
  • Zenith Courseware Case Study
  • Handling Namespaces
  • Data Access Application Front-ends

    Validating XML Streams
  • Valid XML
  • The Trouble with Well-Formed XML
  • Formal Type Information
  • DTDs and XML Schema
  • XML Schema for a Stereo System
  • DTD and XML Schema Comparison
  • Invalid XML
  • A Validation Tool
  • Creating Schema with Visual Studio
  • Editing Schemas
  • Validating XML Streams
  • Validation Settings
  • Validation Flags
  • .NET Validation Code
  • Validation Events
  • Schema Object Model
  • Validate Schema Tool
  • Validation Code

    Writing XML Streams in .NET
  • Writing XML in .NET
  • The XmlWriter Class
  • WriteMovie Output
  • Using XmlWriter

    The Document Object Model in .NET
  • The Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Origins of the DOM
  • DOM2 Structure
  • DOM Tree Model
  • .NET DOM Classes
  • The XmlDocument Class
  • The XmlNode Class – Basic Parsing
  • Node Types
  • The XmlNode Class – Node Types
  • Basic Parsing
  • The XmlElement Class
  • The XmlAttribute Class
  • The XmlAttributeCollection Class
  • The XmlText Class
  • The XmlNodeList Class
  • Using a For Each Loop
  • Validation

    Language Fundamentals Part 1: Data Types, Literals, and Constants
  • Modifying Documents
  • The XmlNode Class – Modifications
  • Legal and Illegal Modifications
  • Managing Children
  • Cloning
  • Modifying Elements
  • Splitting Text and Normalizing
  • Modifying Attributes

    XML Serialization
  • Serialization in .NET
  • CLR Serialization
  • Circular List and XML Serialization
  • XML Serialization Infrastructure
  • What Will Not Be Serialized
  • XML Schema
  • XSD Tool
  • A More Complex Schema
  • A Car Dealership
  • Deserializing According to a Schema
  • Type Infidelity
  • Customizing XML Serialization

    XML and ADO.NET
  • ADO.NET
  • ADO.NET Architecture
  • .NET Data Providers
  • DataSet Architecture
  • Why DataSet?
  • DataSet Components
  • DataAdapter
  • Data Access Class
  • Retrieving the Data
  • Filling a DataSet
  • Accessing a DataSet
  • ADO.NET and XML
  • Rendering XML from a DataSet
  • XmlWriteMode
  • Reading XML into a DataSet
  • DataSets and XML Schema
  • CourseSchema.xsd
  • Reading XML Schema
  • XmlReadMode
  • Writing Data as Attributes
  • XML Data in DataTables
  • Typed DataSets
  • Table Adapter
  • Using a Typed DataSet
  • Synchronizing DataSets and XML
  • Using XmlDataDocument
  • Windows Client Code
  • Web Client Code

    XPath
  • Addressing XML Content
  • XPath
  • The XSLT/XPath Console
  • Using the XPath Console
  • The XML InfoSet
  • XPath Tree Structure
  • Document Order
  • XPath Expressions
  • Context
  • XPath Grammar, From the Top
  • Decomposing an Expression
  • Location Paths
  • Axis, Node Test, and Predicate
  • The Axis
  • The Node Test
  • The Predicate
  • Abbreviations
  • Using Abbreviations
  • XPath Functions
  • XPath and .NET
  • XPath and XmlNode
  • XPathNavigator
  • Evaluate Method
  • XPathNodeIterator
  • XPathNavigaor Edit Capability

    Introduction to XSLT
  • The Strange Ancestry of XSLT
  • Input and Output
  • Rule-Based Transformation
  • Stylesheets and Transforms
  • Applying a Transform to a Document
  • Referencing a Stylesheet
  • Templates
  • XSLT Tools and Setup
  • Using the XSLT Console
  • HTML Transform
  • XML Transform
  • XSLT and XPath
  • Style Sheets in the Browser
  • A Style Sheet for Browser Display
  • Browser Display
  • XSLT in the .NET Framework
  • New XSLT Processor

    LINQ to XML
  • Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
  • LINQ Queries
  • LINQ Data Stores
  • LINQ to Objects
  • LINQ to XML
  • Creating an XML Document
  • Parsing an XML Document
  • XElement
  • XML Axes
  • Basic LINQ Query Operators
  • Obtaining a Data Source
  • Books.xml
  • Filtering
  • Ordering
  • Aggregation
  • Obtaining Lists and Arrays
  • Deferred Execution
  • Modifying a Data Source
  • Performing Inserts via LINQ to XML
  • Performing Deletes via LINQ to XML
  • Performing Updates via LINQ to XML
  • A Sorted Summary
  • A Transformation

    Appendix A - Zenith Courseware Case Study

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Duration - 4 days
Price - $2495.00 USD


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