As an experienced developer, you need to get the facts on a new technology fast. Without the marketing hype, without the trivial introduction. That's what " Wrox Programmer's References " deliver. Hard facts on the newest technologies with practical examples of how to apply new tools to your development projects today. XML has established itself as the universal standard for delivering documents and data on the web. Who is this book for ? The question now is : how do you processing ail this data ? The new XSL Transformation language (XSLT) was developed to meet this need : it is poised to become the SQL of the structured document world. It allows you to convert XML documents into HTML for display, or to convert XML data from one representation to another, ail using a high-level declarative language. Who is this book for ? This book is for programmers who want to learn how to use the XSLT language to develop web applications. The book is in three parts : a detailed introduction to the concepts of the language, a reference section giving comprehensive specifications and working examples of every language feature, and a development guide giving design advice and case studies for the advanced user. Products covered include latest versions of Microsoft MSXML, Apache Xalan, Oracle XML and the open source implementations Saxon and xt. Who does this book cover ? Explains the rationale behind XSLT : what is it for ? Describes the XSLT processing model and stylesheet structure Gives full specifications of the XSLT language Using XPath expressions to address XML documents. Explores several design patterns. Demonstrates the language through worked examples. Describes currently available processors.
What is this book about? This compact, relevant, updated version reflects recent changes in the XSLT specification and developments in XSLT parsers. The material on tools and implementations has been revised; so too have all the examples. It also includes a new chapter on writing extension functions.
XML has firmly established itself as the universal standard for managing data for the web and is now being implemented on a wide scale.
XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language), a vital companion to XML, is used for two main purposes: to format or style XML data so that it can be displayed in a browser and to transform XML data (XSLT). When you transform an XML document, you manipulate the data into a new structure, for example, re–ordering the data. This enables the same data store to be used in an unlimited number of ways. XSLT is a flexible, customizable, and cross–platform language.
XSLT is a notoriously difficult language to understand, but this book, while being a complete reference to the recommendation, will also give code examples showing how it all ties together and can be effectively employed in a real–world development scenario.
What does this book cover?
In this book, you′ll find the following topics covered:
- The rationale behind XSLT: What is it for?
- The XSLT processing model
- Design patterns and stylesheet structure
- A full reference to the XPath and XSLT languages
- The use of XSLT with worked examplesCurrently available XSLT processors – updated to reflect recent advances in XSLT parser technology
- Coverage of proposed specification enhancements
Who is this book for?
This book is for programmers already using XML to organize their data in applications and for those who want to use the power and compatibility of XSLT to improve the display of their data. The book is in three parts: a detailed introduction to the concepts of the language, a reference section giving comprehensive specifications and working examples of every feature, and an exploitation guide giving advice and case studies for the advanced user.
