XML and Java Book

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Overview of Web Applications, XML, and Java

1.1 Introduction
1.2 What Is a Web Application
1.3 Some XML Basics
1.4 Application Areas of XML
1.5 Why Use XML in Web Applications
1.6 Java's Role in Web Applications
1.7 Summary

Chapter 2 Parsing XML Documents

2.1 Introduction
2.2 XML Processors
2.3 Introduction to XML for Java
2.4 Reading an XML Document
2.5 Working with Character Encoding in XML Documents
2.6 Printing an XML Document from a Parsed Structure
2.7 Programming Interfaces for Document Structure
2.8 Summary

Chapter 3 Constructing and Generating XML Documents

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Creating an Internal Structure from Scratch
3.3 Building a Valid DOM Tree
3.4 Generating an XML Document from a DOM Tree
3.5 Summary

Chapter 4 Manipulating DOM Structures

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Tree Manipulation Using the DOM API
4.3 LMX: Sample Nontrivial Application
4.4 Rendering with LMX
4.5 Summary

Chapter 5 Managing Documents and Working with Metacontent

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Servlet Basics
5.3 A Simple Servlet
5.4 Overview of the DocMan System
5.5 Browsing, Listing, and Searching Documents
5.6 Creating Metacontent
5.7 Summary

Chapter 6 Interfacing Databases and XML

6.1 Introduction
6.2 JDBC Primer
6.3 SQL Embedded in XML: SQLX
6.4 Web Application with a Database
6.5 Summary

Chapter 7 Exchanging Messages Securely on the Internet

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Transport and Message Formats
7.3 PowerWarning Application
7.4 Designing XML Messages
7.5 Secure Message Exchange with SSL
7.6 Hash and Digital Signatures of XML Documents
7.7 Summary

Chapter 8 Developing Applications Using JavaBeans

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Reusing Software
8.3 Software Components and JavaBeans
8.4 Componentizing XML for Java as JavaBeans
8.5 Travel Planning Application
8.6 Evolution of Web Applications
8.7 Summary

Appendix A About the CD-ROM

Appendix B Using Other XML Processors

Downloadable XML Processors
Using the XML Processor with the SAX API
Using the XML Processor with the DOM API

Appendix C Useful Links and Books

Standards
Links of General XML Interests
Links to Product Home Pages
Books

Appendix D XML for Java API Reference

Package com.ibm.xml.domutil
Package com.ibm.xml.parser
Package com.ibm.xml.parser.util
Package org.w3c.dom
Package org.xml.sax
Package org.xml.sax.helpers

Appendix E XML-Related Standardization Activities

XPointer
XLink
Namespace
XSL
Document Object Model (DOM)
Simple API for XML (SAX)
Other XML-Related Specifications

Appendix F DOMHASH Definition

Text Nodes
PI (ProcessingInstruction) Nodes
Attribute (Attr) Nodes
Element Nodes
Proposed API