Beginning XSLT

Welcome Welcome to Beginning XSLT, a comprehensive introduction to the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations. Who is this Book For? This book introduces those with a little knowledge of markup languages (HTML, XML, etc.) to the exciting world of XSLT. No prior programming knowledge is assumed or needed. This is a beginning book, so we will aim to teach you everything you need to know from scratch. This book will be equally beneficial to designers and programmers alike. What's Covered in this Book This book is divided into two parts. The first part introduces XML and XSL T bit by bit, gradually demonstrating the techniques that you need to generate HTML (and other formats) from XML. The second part pulls the theory together by looking at some of the other things that you can do with XSLT, including generating formats other than HTML, pulling information out of a variety of XML formats, and validating XML.

1: Beyond HTML.- 2: Introducing XML.- 3: Creating HTML from XML.- 4: Templates.- 5: Conditions.- 6: Variables, Expressions, and Parameters.- 7: Paths.- 8: The Result Tree.- 9: Sorting and Numbering.- 10: IDs. Keys. and Groups.- 11: Named Templates and Recursion.- 12: Building XSLT Applications.- 13: Extensions.- 14: Dynamic XSLT.- 15: Creating SVG.- 16: Validating XML with Schematron.- 17: Interpreting RSS with XSLT.- Appendix A: XPath Ouick Reference.- Node Types.- Object Types.- Paths.- Axes.- Node Tests.- Abbreviated Syntax.- Operators.- Logical Operators.- Comparisons.- Numerical Operators.- Node Set Operator.- Functions.- boolean().- ceiling().- concat().- contains().- count().- current().- document().- element-available().- false().- floor().- format-number().- function-available().- generate-id().- id().- key().- lang().- last().- local-name().- name().- namespace-uri().- normalize-space().- not().- number().- position().- round().- starts-with().- string().- string-length().- substring().- substring-after().- substring-before().- sum().- system-property().- translate().- true().- unparsed-entity-uri().- Appendix B: XSLT Quick Reference.- XSLT Elements.- xsl:apply-imports.- xsl:apply-templates.- xsl:attribute.- xsl:attribute-set.- xsl:call-template.- xsl:choose.- xsl:comment.- xsl:copy.- xsl:copy-of.- xsl:decimal-format.- xsl:element.- xsl:fallback.- xsl:for-each.- xsl: if.- xsl:import.- xsl:include.- xsl:key.- xsl:message.- xsl:namespace-alias.- xsl:number.- xsl:otherwise.- xsl:output.- xsl:param.- xsl:preserve-space.- xsl:processing-instruction.- xsl:sort.- xsl:strip-space.- xsl:stylesheet.- xsl:template.- xsl:text.- xsl:transform.- xsl:value-of.- xsl:variable.- xsl:when.- xsl:with-param.- XSLT Attributes.- xsl:extension-element-prefixes.- xsl:exclude-result-prefixes.- xsl:use-attribute-sets.- xsl:version.- Appendix C: Tools.- XSLT Processors.- Saxon.- Xalan-J.- MSXML.- Other XSLT Processors.- XSLT Editors.- Extensions to Other Editors.- Visual XSLT.- XSLAtHome.- XSlide.- XSLT-Process.- Mapping Tools.- CapeStudio.- Whitehill Composer.- XMapper.- XSLWiz.- XSLerator.- Basic Editors.- XFinity Designer.- XL-Styler.- XTrans.- Integrated Development Environments.- Cooktop.- Komodo.- MarrowSoft Xselerator.- Stylus Studio.- XMLOrigin.- XML Spy.- XSLT Support Tools.- XPath Constructors.- XPath 1.0: Interactive Expression Builder.- XPath Tester.- XPath Visualizer.- XSLT Debuggers.- XSLDebugger.- XSL Trace.- Zvon XSL Tracer.- XSLT Profilers.- CatchXSL.- XSL Lint.- XSLT Test Tool.- XSLTMark.- XSLTUnit.- Documentation Generation.- XSLDoc.- XSLTDoc.- XSLTDoc.- XSLT-Enabled Browsers.- Antenna House XSL Formatter.- Internet Explorer.- Mozilla.- Netscape.- XSmiles.- Server-Side Support.- AxKit.- Cocoon.- UWOBO.- XSQL.- A Guide to the Index.