XSLT / Doug Tidwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tidwell, Doug.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

XSLT (Computer program language).

XML (Document markup language).

Physical Description:

xvi, 460 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Mastering XML transformations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Mass.]. : O'Reilly, 2001.

Summary:

Originally created for page layout, XSLT has grown into one of the core technologies for processing XML. "XSLT brings XSLT's many functions together in a concise, comprehensive treatment of the technology. This book covers XSLT and XPath, a critical companion standard, and addresses subjects ranging from basic transformations to complex sorting and linking. It explores extension functions on a variety of different XSLT processors, and methods for combining multiple documents with XSLT. Examples demonstrate each technique. Useful as it is, XSLT can also be extremely daunting. Getting started is difficult, and advanced techniques require a through understanding of how XSLT templates work and interact. Doug Tidwell, a developer with years of XSLT experience, explains XSLT by building from the basics to the more complex and powerful possibilities of XSLT, so that whether you're just starting out or looking for advanced techniques, you'll find the level of information you need.

Contents:

The Design of XSLT 1

XML Basics 4

Installing Xalan 20

2. The Obligatory Hello World Example 21

Transforming Hello World 21

How a Stylesheet Is Processed 23

Stylesheet Structure 26

Sample Gallery 32

3. XPath: A Syntax for Describing Needles and Haystacks 42

The XPath Data Model 43

Location Paths 47

Attribute Value Templates 56

XPath Datatypes 57

The XPath View of an XML Document 57

4. Branching and Control Elements 65

Branching Elements of XSLT 66

Invoking Templates by Name 72

Parameters 73

Variables 79

Using Recursion to Do Most Anything 81

A Stylesheet That Emulates a for Loop 85

A Stylesheet That Generates a Stylesheet That Emulates a for Loop 89

5. Creating Links and Cross-References 99

Generating Links with the id() Function 99

Generating Links with the key() Function 108

Generating Links in Unstructured Documents 124

6. Sorting and Grouping Elements 129

Sorting Data with [left angle bracket]xsl:sort[right angle bracket] 129

Grouping Nodes 139

7. Combining XML Documents 148

The document() Function 149

Invoking the document() Function 155

More Sophisticated Techniques 156

8. Extending XSLT 166

Extension Elements, Extension Functions, and Fallback Processing 166

Extending the Saxon Processor 194

9. Case Study: The Toot-O-Matic 212

Design Goals 213

Tutorial Layout 215

XML Document Design 220

XSLT Source Code 222

A. XSLT Reference 237

B. XPath Reference 332

C. XSLT and XPath Function Reference 341

D. XSLT Guide 434.

ISBN:

0596000537

OCLC:

47091906