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Pro Apache XML

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. Poornachandra Sarang
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  • Offers thorough introductions to several of the Apache Foundation's hottest projects, including Xerces, Axis, and Xindice

  • Shows you how to build XML-driven websites using the popular Cocoon project

  • Demonstrates how to transform XML-based documents into a variety of formats, including PDF, SVG, and PS, using the Formatting Objects Processor (FOP) project

  • Includes a concise introduction to XML and Web Services

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. XML

    Pages 1-37

  3. XML Processing

    Pages 39-103

  4. Web Services Architecture

    Pages 105-149

  5. Apache SOAP

    Pages 151-193

  6. XSLT and Apache Xalan

    Pages 195-236

  7. XSL-FO

    Pages 237-277

  8. The Apache Cocoon Framework

    Pages 279-325

  9. XML-Security

    Pages 327-373

  10. XML Databases

    Pages 375-413

  11. Apache Forrest

    Pages 415-448

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 449-479
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About this book

Pro Apache XML thoroughly introduces several subprojects found under the Web Services–driven API umbrella. The book begins with a concise introduction to XML and Web Services. Subsequent chapters devote themselves to specific subprojects covering their purposes, APIs, implementation, and practical uses through appropriate code examples. Additional material includes

  • Introductions to several of the Apache Foundation's hottest projects, including Xerces, Axis, and Xindice
  • Building XML–driven websites using the popular Cocoon project
  • Transforming XML–based documents into a variety of formats, including PDF, SVG, and PS, using the Formatting Objects Processor (FOP) project

You'lll learn to perform tasks like validation, parsing, transformation, and storage and how to work with this information through a programming interface. You may either read this book from cover to cover or jump to any desired subproject for a detailed study of its implementation. All programming examples use the Java programming language.

About the author

Dr. Poornachandra Sarang has worked in various capacities in the IT industry during his tenure of more than 20 years. Dr. Sarang provides consulting and training in enterprise architecting, solution architecting, design and development to a large number of clients worldwide. He has been a consultant to Sun Microsystems for several years and his recent engagements include director of architecture for Kynetia (a Spanish origin MNC). He has been a recipient of Microsoft's "Most Valuable Professional" award for two consecutive years. He has spoken on Java/CORBA/XML/.NET at several international conferences organized by O'Reilly, SYS-CON, WROX, SUN and Microsoft in countries including India, U.S.A., U.K., Switzerland, and Singapore. He has been invited to deliver keynote speeches in highly-acclaimed Microsoft Architect Summits and several other prestigious events. He has several research papers, journal articles and books to his credit. Dr. Sarang has been a visiting professor of computer engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and currently holds a position of adjunct faculty at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Mumbai, India, where he teaches post-graduates courses, provides project guidance to post-graduate students and guides Ph.D. students. His current research interests include distributed systems, mobile computing and algorithm development. He may be reached at profsarang@gmail.com.

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