XSLT

by Tidwell, Doug

• ISBN13: 9780596527211
• ISBN10: 0596527217
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

There's been great anticipation surrounding the release of XSLT 2.0, the new language specification that's critical for converting XML documents into other formats, such as HTML code or a PDF file. The XSLT 2.0 specification is approaching completion at long last, but unfortunately, version 2.0's delays and complexity have forced developers to rely on the XSLT 1.0 standard longer than they anticipated. Both specifications will be in use during what is likely to be a long transition period.The second edition ofXSLTincorporates new material for XSLT 2.0 and expounds on the lessons learned over the last six years of XSLT 1.0 use. Whether you're looking for the latest and greatest in XSLT 1.0 techniques, or is moving on to XSLT 2.0, this new edition of XSLT will address your needs. The book includes plenty of practical, real-world examples to show you how to apply XSLT stylesheets to XML data using either version.You'll get a thorough understanding of XSLT and XPath and their relationship to other web standards, along with recommendations for a honed toolkit in an open platform-neutral, standards-based environment. Author Doug Tidwell starts with the basics: simple stylesheets and methods for setting up transformation engines. Then he works through examples that develop your understanding of the many parts of XSLT, particularly XSLT's template-based approach to transformations. This new edition has been updated to explain XSLT 2.0's many dependencies, notably XML Schema and XPath 2.0.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Getting Started	p. 1
The Design of XSLT	p. 1
XML Basics	p. 4
Installing XSLT Processors	p. 20
Summary	p. 24
The Obligatory Hello World Example	p. 25
Goals of This Chapter	p. 25
Transforming Hello World	p. 25
How a Stylesheet Is Processed	p. 27
Stylesheet Structure	p. 30
Sample Gallery	p. 36
Summary	p. 44
XPath: A Syntax for Describing Needles and Haystacks	p. 45
The XPath Data Model	p. 46
Location Paths	p. 55
Attribute Value Templates	p. 66
Datatypes	p. 67
XPath Operators	p. 71
[2.0] Comments in XPath Expressions	p. 102
[2.0] Types of XSLT 2.0 Processors	p. 104
The XPath View of an XML Document	p. 104
Summary	p. 112
Creating Output	p. 113
Goals of This Chapter	p. 113
Generating Text	p. 113
Numbering Things	p. 118
Formatting Decimal Numbers	p. 127
[2.0] Formatting Dates and Times	p. 130
Using [left angle bracket]xsl:copy[right angle bracket] and [left angle bracket]xsl:copy-of[right angle bracket]	p. 132
Dealing with Whitespace	p. 139
Summary	p. 144
Branching and Control Elements	p. 145
Goals of This Chapter	p. 145
Branching Elements of XSLT	p. 145
Invoking Templates by Name	p. 151
Parameters	p. 152
Variables	p. 167
Using Recursion to Do Most Anything	p. 169
A Stylesheet That Emulates a for Loop	p. 174
Summary	p. 179
Creating Links and Cross-References	p. 181
Using the XML ID, IDREF, and IDREFS Datatypes	p. 181
XSLT's Key Facility	p. 194
Generating Links in Unstructured Documents	p. 198
Summary	p. 204
Sorting and Grouping Elements	p. 205
Sorting Data with [left angle bracket]xsl:sort[right angle bracket]	p. 205
[2.0] The [left angle bracket]xsl:perform-sort[right angle bracket] Element	p. 215
Grouping Nodes	p. 219
[2.0] New Grouping Syntax in XSLT 2.0	p. 228
Summary	p. 243
Combining Documents	p. 245
The document() Function	p. 245
The document() Function and Sorting	p. 254
Implementing Lookup Tables	p. 254
Grouping Across Multiple Documents	p. 257
[2.0] Using XSLT 2.0 to Simplify Things	p. 260
[2.0] The doc() and doc-available() Functions	p. 269
[2.0] The collection() Function	p. 271
[2.0] The unparsed-text() and unparsed-text-available() Functions	p. 272
Summary	p. 275
Extending XSLT	p. 277
The XSLT Extension Mechanism	p. 277
[2.0] Creating New Functions with [left angle bracket]xsl:function[right angle bracket]	p. 279
Example: Generating Multiple Output Files	p. 281
Creating Custom Collations	p. 287
Generating Hidden Word Graphics	p. 293
Example: Generating an SVG Pie Chart	p. 303
Writing Extensions in Other Languages	p. 326
Using Extension Functions from the EXSLT Library	p. 330
Accessing a Database with an Extension Element	p. 333
Creating a Photo Album with an Extension Element	p. 339
Summary	p. 360
XSLT Reference	p. 361
XPath Reference	p. 545
XSLT, XPath, and XQuery Function Reference	p. 563
XML Schema Overview	p. 871
[2.0] Regular Expressions	p. 897
XSLT Formatting Codes	p. 919
XSLT 2.0 Migration Guide	p. 925
Glossary	p. 933
Index	p. 943
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