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XSLT is a powerful language for transforming XML documents into something else. That something else can be an HTML document, another XML document, a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file, a Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) file, Java code, or a number of other things. You write an XSLT stylesheet to define the rules for transforming an XML document, and the XSLT processor does the work.

As useful as XSLT is, its peculiar characteristics make it a difficult language in which to get started. In fact, newcomers are often a little dazed on first contact. Learning XSLT offers a hands-on introduction to help them get up to speed with XSLT quickly. The book will help web developers and designers understand this powerful but often mystifying template-driven and functional-styled language, getting them over the many differences between XSLT and the more conventional programming languages.

Learning XSLT moves smoothly from the simple to complex, illustrating all aspects of XSLT 1.0 through step-by-step examples that you'll practice as you work through the book. Thorough in its coverage of the language, the book makes few assumptions about what you may already know. You'll learn about XSLT's template-based syntax, how XSLT templates work with each other, and gain an understanding of XSLT variables. Learning XSLT also explains how the XML Path Language (XPath) is used by XSLT and provides a glimpse of what the future holds for XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0.

The ability to transform one XML vocabulary to another is fundamental to exploiting the power of XML. Learning XSLT is a carefully paced, example-rich introduction to XSLT that will have you understanding and using XSLT on your own in no time.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Transforming Documents with XSLT
     How XSLT Works
     Using Client-Side XSLT in a Browser
     Using apply-templates

2. Building New Documents with XSLT
     Outputting Text
     Literal Result Elements
     Using the Element Called element
     Adding Attributes
     Outputting Comments
     Outputting Processing Instructions
     One Final Example

3. Controlling Output
     The Output Method
     Outputting XML
     Outputting HTML
     Outputting Text
     Using a QName Output Method
     Media Types

4. Traversing the Tree
     The XPath Data Model
     Location Paths
     Expressions
     What Is a Pattern?
     Predicates
     Axes
     Name and Node Tests
     Doing the Math with Expressions

5. XPath and XSLT Functions
     Boolean Functions
     Node-Set Functions
     Number Functions
     String Functions

6. Copying Nodes
     The copy Element
     The copy-of Element
     Copying Nodes from Two Documents

7. Using Variables and Parameters
     Defining Variables and Parameters
     Using Variables
     Using Parameters
     Invoking Templates with Parameters
     Using Result Tree Fragments

8. Sorting Things Out
     Simple Ascending Sort
     Reversing the Sort
     By the Numbers
     Multiple Sorts
     The lang and case-order Attributes

9. Numbering Lists
     Numbered Lists
     Alphabetical Lists
     Roman Numerals
     Inserting an Individual Formatted Value
     Numbering Levels
     The from Attribute
     The lang and letter-value Attributes
     More Help with Formatted Numbers

10. Templates
     Template Priority
     Calling a Named Template
     Using Templates with Parameters
     Modes
     Built-in Template Rules

11. Using Keys
     A Simple Key
     More Than One Key
     Using a Parameter with Keys
     Cross-Referencing with Keys
     Grouping with Keys

12. Conditional Processing
     The if Element
     The choose and when Elements

13. Working with Multiple Documents
     Including Stylesheets
     Importing Stylesheets
     Using the document( ) Function

14. Alternative Stylesheets
     A Literal Result Element Stylesheet
     An Embedded Stylesheet
     Aliasing a Namespace
     Excluding Namespaces

15. Extensions
     Xalan, Saxon, and EXSLT Extensions
     Using a Saxon Extension Attribute
     Result Tree Fragment to Node-Set
     Using EXSLT
     Fallback Behavior
     Checking for Extension Availability

16. XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0
     New XSLT 2.0 Features
     New XPath 2.0 Features
     Multiple Result Trees
     Using Regular Expressions
     Grouping in XSLT 2.0
     Extension Functions

17. Writing an XSLT ProcessorInterface
     Running an XSLT Processor from Java
     Writing an XSLT Processor with C#

18. Parting Words
     The Ox Documentation Tool
     Signing Off

Appendix: XSLT Processors

Glossary

Index

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