XML fundamentals course

This three day course at ABIS teaches the practical skills for working with XML. During this training we will give an overview of XML and all major specifications surrounding it.

In this course, you will learn:

  • the creation of XML documents
  • imposing structure via XSD and DTD
  • search and transform documents with XPath and XSLT

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Delivered as a live, interactive training: available in-person or online, or in a hybrid format. Training can be implemented in English, Dutch, or French.

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Public training calendar

No public sessions are currently scheduled. We will be pleased to set up an on-site course or to schedule an extra public session (in case of a sufficient number of candidates). Interested? Please let us know.

Intended for

Everybody who wants to use the various aspects of XML programming and/or to acquire detailed insight: web publishers, developers, document managers, IT strategy and IT project managers.

Background

No XML background is needed. For the generation of HTML pages an elementary knowledge of HTML is helpful but not required.

Main topics

  • Setting up an XML document
  • Validating with DTD
  • XML Schema:
    • elements & attributes
    • simple types & complex types
    • local & global elements / types
  • Namespaces
  • XPath: axis, node-test, predicate, functions
  • Transformation basics (XSLT):
    • transforming XML to flat text or HTML or XML

Training method

Lecturing with exercises.

Certificate

At the end of the session, the participant receives a "Certificate of Completion".

Duration

3 days.

Course leader

Sandy Schillebeeckx (ABIS), Peter Vanroose (ABIS).

Reviews

I enjoyed the course and was able to learn the material effectively. Intuitive enough for a beginner to learn the basics without difficulty, but still good flow for the more advanced topics.

 
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As I was the only atendee, we focused on some topics very specific for my needs

 
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Goede intro tot xml

 
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Very good course. Teacher has good presentation skills and knowledge on the subject.

 
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