XML and Java

(Each chapter begins with an Introduction and concludes with a Summary.) Acknowledgments. 1. Overview of Web Applications, XML, and Java. What is a Web Application. Some XML Basics. Application Areas of XML. Why Use XML in Web Applications. Java's Role in Web Applications. 2. Parsing XML Documents. XML Processors. Introduction to XML for Java. Reading an XML Document. Working with Character Encoding in XML Documents. Printing an XML Document from a Parsed Structure. Programming Interfaces for Document Structure. 3. Constructing and Generating XML Documents. Creating an Internal Structure from Scratch. Building a Valid DOM Tree. Generating an XML Document from a DOM Tree. 4. Manipulating DOM Structures. Tree Manipulation Using the DOM API. LMX: Sample Nontrivial Application. Rendering with LMX. 5. Managing Documents and Working with Metacontent. Servlet Basics. A Simple Servlet. Overview of the DocMan System. Browsing, Listing, and Searching Documents. Creating Metacontent. 6. Interfacing Databases and XML. JDBC Primer. SQL Embedded in XML: SQLX. Web Application with a Database. 7. Exchanging Messages Securely on the Internet. Transport and Message Formats. PowerWarning Application. Designing XML Messages. Secure Message Exchange with SSL. Hash and Digital Signatures of XML Documents. 8. Developing Applications Using JavaBeans. Reusing Software. Software Components and JavaBeans. Componentizing XML for Java as JavaBeans. Travel Planning Application. Evolution of Web Applications. Appendix A. About the CD-ROM. Appendix B. Using Other XML Processors. Downloadable XML Processors. Using the XML Processor with the SAX API. Using the XML Processor with the DOM API. Appendix C. Useful Links and Books. Standards. Links of General XML Interests. Links to Product Home Pages. Books. Appendix D. XML for Java API Reference. Package com.ibm.xml.domutil. Package com.ibm.xml.parser. Package com.ibm.xml.parser.util. Package org.w3c.dom. Package org.xml.sax. Package