Learning XSLT by Michael Fitzgerald

Learning XSLT by Michael Fitzgerald

XSLT is a powerful language for transforming XML documents into something else. That something else can be an HTML document, another XML document, a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file, a Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) file, Java code, or a number of other things. You write an XSLT stylesheet to define the rules for transforming an XML document, and the XSLT processor does the work. As useful as XSLT is, its peculiar characteristics make it a difficult language in which to get started. In fact, newcomers are often a little dazed on first contact. Learning XSLT offers a hands-on introduction to help them get up to speed with XSLT quickly. The book will help web developers and designers understand this powerful but often mystifying template-driven and functional-styled language, getting them over the many differences between XSLT and the more conventional programming languages. Learning XSLT moves smoothly from the simple to complex, illustrating all aspects of XSLT 1.0 through step-by-step examples that you'll practice as you work through the book. Thorough in its coverage of the language, the book makes few assumptions about what you may already know. You'll learn about XSLT's template-based syntax, how XSLT templates work with each other, and gain an understanding of XSLT variables. 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. The ability to transform one XML vocabulary to another is fundamental to exploiting the power of XML. Learning XSLT is a carefully paced, example-rich introduction to XSLT that will have you understanding and using XSLT on your own in no time.

"I think this book is very well put together and succeeds in making what could be a very tedious subject relatively interestingI am sure that anyone starting to work with XSLT will find it most helpful but you will need to get Xalan going as well as downloads the examples." - John Collins, news@UK, March

Michael Fitzgerald is principal of Wy'east Communications, an XML consultancy. He is the author of Learning XSLT, published by O'Reilly in 2003, and of XML Hacks, forthcoming from O'Reilly in 2004. He is also the author of Building B2B Applications with XML and XSL Essentials, both published by John Wiley & Sons.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780596003272
ISBN 10	0596003277
Title	Learning XSLT
Author	Michael Fitzgerald
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	O'Reilly Media
Year published	2003-12-23
Number of pages	370
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable