Java and XML: Your visual blueprint for creating Java-enhanced Web programs

From the Publisher: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition version 1.4 for Windows Plus XML parsers, an e-version of the book, and more Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 120 key Java and XML programming techniques, including: Creating a Java class file Importing a Java package Verifying XML well-formedness Declaring an XML DTD Preparing an XML Schema declaration Parsing an XML document with the SAX API Working with nodes in the DOM Extracting CDATA sections Creating child elements in JDOM Detecting events in JAXP Development tools on CD-ROM! Example code from the book Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition version 1.4 for Windows; Forte for Java, release 3.0 Community Edition; and Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, Wireless Toolkit 1.0.3 XML Pro and JPad Pro demos XML Spy evaluation version UltraEdit shareware Xerces Java Parser, Crimson Java XML Parser, and GNU JAXP Plus a searchable e-version of the book Extra Apply It "Apply It" and "Extra"sidebars highlight useful tips High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task Succinct explanations walk you through step by step Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules Author Biography: Ernest Friedman-Hill, Ph.D. is a Principal Member of Technical Staff in the Distributed Computing Research department at Sandia National Laboratories. He received his doctorate from MIT in 1992. At Sandia, Dr. Friedman-Hill's research topics have included the use of Intelligent Agents in scientific computing and in manufacturing. He has taught Java programming to over 3000 students since he first began in 1996. He is the author of Java: Your Visual Blueprint. Emily Vander Veer specializes in translating Web-based technologies into straightforward, easy-to-understand concepts and practical examples for consumer, business, and technical audiences. In the past few years Emily has written several ...For Dummies books (including JavaScript For Dummies, JavaBeans For Dummies, and Netscape Visual JavaScript For Dummies). She is the author of XML: Your Visual Blueprint.