Learning Xslt

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.

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.

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

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