This book gives the most up-to-date picture of the topic-XML support in the most modern web browsers, creating XML-driven applications using the most versions of web standards and server-side languages, including CSS 2.1/3, DOM, XSLT and XPath 2, PHP 5, ASP.NET 2, and many more. The book shows that you can give the reader all they need to know to hit the ground running, without making them trawl through hundreds of pages of syntax. The book also provides an introduction to Ajax-style programming, which is an essential topic for modern web developers to understand. XML is core to Ajax, so an understanding of it is essential when learning how to program Ajax functionality. This book therefore provides a great stepping stone for readers wishing to take this path.

to XML.- Related XML Recommendations.- Web Vocabularies.- Client-Side XML.- Displaying XML Using CSS.- to XSLT.- Advanced Client-Side XSLT Techniques.- Scripting in the Browser.- The Ajax Approach to Browser Scripting.- Using Flash to Display XML.- to Server-Side XML.- Case Study: Using .NET for an XML Application.- Case Study: Using PHP for an XML Application.

Sas Jacobs is a Web developer who loves working with Flash. She set up her business Anything Is Possible in 1994, working in the areas of web development, information technology training and technical writing. The business works with large and small clients building web applications with ASP.NET, Flash, XML and databases. Sas has also spoken at conferences such as Flash Forward, MXDU and FlashKit on topics relating to XML and dynamic content in Flash. In her spare time, Sas is passionate about travelling, photography and enjoying life. One of her most fervent wishes is that Flash will take over the Web!