Introduction to XML Events
By Micah Dubinko2005-04-22
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• Read the ECMAScript standard, which officially defines the widely-implemented scripting language commonly known as JavaScript.
• Gain a deeper insight into event flow -- consult The DOM Level 2 Events Specification , a W3C Recommendation.
• Next, have a look at the well-written XML Events specification, also a W3C Recommendation.
• Get a slightly different angle on understanding XML Events. Read Steven Pemberton's " XML Events for HTML Authors" on the W3C site.
• Consult the Working Draft of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and the documents linked to it, for advice on deciding which events you need to work with, and a host of other accessibility issues.
• To see a real-world example of declarative actions based on XML Events, examine the XForms Actions chapter of the W3C XForms specification. While you're at it, take a look at Micah Dubinko's recent developerWorks article " Inside the XForms Validator" (September 2004).
• Read the full text of Micah Dubinko's O'Reilly book XForms Essentials online, including a chapter on events. You can also order the book from the developerWorks Developer Bookstore.
• Want a more complete understanding of how all the major XML standards interrelate? Check out Uche Ogbuji's excellent four-part survey of XML standards here on developerWorks:
• Part 1 -- The core standards (January 2004)
• Part 2 -- XML processing standards (February 2004)
• Part 3 -- The most important vocabularies (February 2004)
• Part 4 -- Detailed cross-reference of the most important XML standards (March 2004)
• Find more XML resources on the developerWorks XML zone.
• Learn how you can become an IBM Certified Developer in XML and related technologies.
Tutorial Pages:
» Dynamic Documents with Less Script
» Two Kinds of Events
» How Events Work
» From Events to XML Events
» Conclusion
» Resources
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