Engineered to be the answer for learning XML, expert author Holzner offers hundreds of real-world examples demonstrating the uses of XML and the newest tools developers need to make the most of it.

Discover the real-world applications of XML with this informative tutorial. Learn to write Web page markup tags without the complexity of SGML. Readers will develop real-world applications of XML, including Channel Definition Format (CDF), electronic commerce, and the Mathematical Markup Language.

The book covers XSLT and Xpath (as a part of XSLT). As these topics have everything to do with processing XML. It will also cover XML from an XSLT processing and design point of view. XSL Formatting Objects alone form enough material for an entire book. Apart from that XSLT and Xpath form the processing/programming section of the entire XSL specification

ADO.NET refers to a set of classes that ship with Visual Studio .NET that allow developers to access data typically stored in relational databases. The purpose of this book is to explain the important features of ADO.NET to corporate developers who use VS .NET. Dan Fox also provides architectural guidance and best practices for using ADO.NET in corporate applications. Reference Tables show how members of ADO.NET classes fit into the bigger picture by denoting why or where the method or property is used. This book is filled with code snippets and code listings in both VB .NET and VC# .NET, sidebars, and mini case studies that briefly explore peripheral issues, tips, cautions, and additional resources.

This edition adds coverage of Java 7 and places emphasis on Android programming. There is a new chapter on Android development and additional material where appropriate throughout the book. Coverage of the JDK has been dropped in favor of NetBeans, the free integrated IDE for Java.

The overriding purpose of this title is to make programmers marketable. The software industry will leave behind any developer who does not have object-oriented development skills, and this book helps the developer to quickly get up to speed with objects.

Accompanying CD-ROM includes a complete HTML and Web publishing toolkit for both Windows and Macintosh to help you easily design, create, embellish, and maintain professional-quality Web pages and sites.