Preparing The XVCD Development Environment

This document provides information necessary for developing vocabulary component in XVCD. It also guides you through preparing the XVCD development environment.

1. Before Developing Vocabulary Component with XVCD

This document explains the following topics:

1.1. Knowledge Requirement

Development of vocabulary components in XVCD requires a certain knowledge and skill to practice a simple example for each item mentioned below:

  • XML
  • XML namespace
  • XPath expression
  • XSLT
  • XHTML

1.2. Preparing Development Environment

xfy Developer's Toolkit is provided for assisting in the creation of a vocabulary component with XVCD. Installing xfy Developer's Toolkit enables you to use functions and tools that support vocabulary component creation.

For functions provided by xfy Developer's Toolkit, see "Support Creating Vocabulary Component with xfy Developer's Toolkit" in "Procedures to Develop Vocabulary Component with XVCD."

In xfy Basic Edition, xfy Developer's Toolkit is included in advance. You do not need to install it again.

1.3. Available Sample Codes

Many XVCD sample codes are contained in doc/samples/developers in xfy Developer's Toolkit  distribution package. Sample codes include the codes used for tutorials in xfy Developer's Guide and many examples that serves as a useful reference in developing vocabulary components. To learn more about XVCD, see these samples.