Building XML Applications

by Simon St. Laurent and Laurent St Laurent

This title is designed for software developers involved in building XML applications. It covers functions, source codes and examples in order to equip the reader with the knowledge to build competent... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071341161
• ISBN13: 9780071341165
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 551 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good background on XML, parsers...weak on styling

I found the in depth review of the parsing tools available to the Java community extremely useful. With no previous knowledge of XML, I was able to incorporate XML parsing into my apps in under a week. However, the book is weak on presenting styling information, particuarly in the area of XSL. I realize that this was and is a rapidly changing standard, but a basic background with examples would have been nice.

Good Book

I recommend this book. It probably shouldn't be your first, or only book on XML though. For example, it doesn't go into much detail about designing/creating DTD's, or at least wasn't very clear in that aspect. However, for me, it served it's purpose well, to show me how to use XML, doing so using some small but practical problems. I'm very satisfied.

Great Overview of XML and practical Java examples

I was looking for a book that gave me a brief overview of the XML specs and then some examples of how to use it. This book delivers with the appropriate focus on Java. The authors do a good job of covering several different parsers and parsing methods and provide solid information on SAX. As a beginning Java programmer, I found this book to be very helpful.

Solid & informative

I just got the book and am pleasantly surprised to find it interesting, helpful, and understandable. I bought XML and Java: Developing Web Applications at the same time and was very disappointed in it. I'm pleased to report on a great book.