Learning Xslt

by Fitzgerald, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780596003272
• ISBN10: 0596003277
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Learning XSLT helps web developers and designers figure out this powerful but sometimes mystifyingly template- driven and functional-styled language, getting them over the many differences between XSLT and the more conventional programming languages. The book moves easily from the simple to complex, and all aspects of XSLT 1.0 are illustrated through step-by-step examples that can be easily exercised by the reader. 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.

Author Biography

Michael Fitzgerald is a freelance writer and trainer specializing in XML and related technologies. He is the author of Building B2B Applications with XML and XSL Essentials, both published by John Wiley & Sons, and has published several articles for XML.com on the O'Reilly Network.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1. Transforming Documents with XSLT	1	(15)
How XSLT Works	2	(4)
Using Client-Side XSLT in a Browser	6	(3)
Using apply-templates	9	(7)
2. Building New Documents with XSLT	16	(29)
Outputting Text	16	(7)
Literal Result Elements	23	(8)
Using the Element Called element	31	(2)
Adding Attributes	33	(4)
Outputting Comments	37	(1)
Outputting Processing Instructions	38	(4)
One Final Example	42	(3)
3. Controlling Output	45	(32)
The Output Method	46	(2)
Outputting XML	48	(16)
Outputting HTML	64	(6)
Outputting Text	70	(4)
Using a QName Output Method	74	(1)
Media Types	75	(2)
4. Traversing the Tree	77	(25)
The XPath Data Model	77	(5)
Location Paths	82	(1)
Expressions	83	(1)
What Is a Pattern?	84	(1)
Predicates	85	(7)
Axes	92	(4)
Name and Node Tests	96	(3)
Doing the Math with Expressions	99	(3)
5. XPath and XSLT Functions	102	(11)
Boolean Functions	104	(2)
Node-Set Functions	106	(1)
Number Functions	107	(1)
String Functions	108	(5)
6. Copying Nodes	113	(10)
The copy Element	113	(5)
The copy-of Element	118	(2)
Copying Nodes from Two Documents	120	(3)
7. Using Variables and Parameters	123	(14)
Defining Variables and Parameters	124	(3)
Using Variables	127	(3)
Using Parameters	130	(2)
Invoking Templates with Parameters	132	(1)
Using Result Tree Fragments	133	(4)
8. Sorting Things Out	137	(16)
Simple Ascending Sort	137	(5)
Reversing the Sort	142	(3)
By the Numbers	145	(3)
Multiple Sorts	148	(4)
The lang and case-order Attributes	152	(1)
9. Numbering Lists	153	(27)
Numbered Lists	153	(5)
Alphabetical Lists	158	(4)
Roman Numerals	162	(1)
Inserting an Individual Formatted Value	163	(2)
Numbering Levels	165	(9)
The from Attribute	174	(1)
The lang and letter-value Attributes	175	(1)
More Help with Formatted Numbers	175	(5)
10. Templates	180	(19)
Template Priority	181	(5)
Calling a Named Template	186	(4)
Using Templates with Parameters	190	(2)
Modes	192	(2)
Built-in Template Rules	194	(5)
11. Using Keys	199	(12)
A Simple Key	199	(3)
More Than One Key	202	(1)
Using a Parameter with Keys	203	(1)
Cross-Referencing with Keys	204	(2)
Grouping with Keys	206	(5)
12. Conditional Processing	211	(14)
The if Element	212	(5)
The choose and when Elements	217	(8)
13. Working with Multiple Documents	225	(16)
Including Stylesheets	225	(5)
Importing Stylesheets	230	(5)
Using the document( )Function	235	(6)
14. Alternative Stylesheets	241	(13)
A Literal Result Element Stylesheet	241	(3)
An Embedded Stylesheet	244	(3)
Aliasing a Namespace	247	(4)
Excluding Namespaces	251	(3)
15. Extensions	254	(17)
Xalan, Saxon, and EXSLT Extensions	255	(2)
Using a Saxon Extension Attribute	257	(3)
Result Tree Fragment to Node-Set	260	(2)
Using EXSLT	262	(3)
Fallback Behavior	265	(4)
Checking for Extension Availability	269	(2)
16. XSLT 2.O and XPath 2.0	271	(20)
New XSLT 2.0 Features	272	(3)
New XPath 2.0 Features	275	(2)
Multiple Result Trees	277	(4)
Using Regular Expressions	281	(5)
Grouping in XSLT 2.0	286	(2)
Extension Functions	288	(3)
17. Writing an XSLT Processor Interface	291	(15)
Running an XSLT Processor from Java	291	(9)
Writing an XSLT Processor with C#	300	(6)
18. Parting Words	306	(5)
The Ox Documentation Tool	307	(3)
Signing Off	310	(1)
Appendix: XSLT Processors	311	(20)
Glossary	331	(12)
Index	343