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XSLT, 2nd Edition

Mastering XML Transformations

By Doug Tidwell

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Released: June 2008

Pages: 988

After years of anticipation and delay, the W3C finally released the XSLT 2.0 standard in January 2007. The revised edition of this classic book offers practical, real-world examples that demonstrate how you can apply XSLT stylesheets to XML data using either the new specification, or the older XSLT 1.0 standard.

XSLT is a critical language for converting XML documents into other formats, such as HTML code or a PDF file. With XSLT, you get a thorough understanding of XSLT and XPath and their relationship to other web standards, along with recommendations for a honed toolkit in an open platform-neutral, standards-based environment. This book:

Covers the XSLT basics, including simple stylesheets and methods for setting up transformation engines
Walks you through the many parts of XSLT, particularly XSLT's template-based approach to transformations
Applies both XSLT 1.0 and 2.0 solutions to the same problems, helping you decide which version of XSLT is more appropriate for your project
Includes profuse examples that complement both the tutorial and the reference material

The new edition of XSLT has been updated thoroughly to explain XSLT 2.0's many dependencies, notably XML Schema and XPath 2.0. Want to find out how the 2.0 specification improves on the old? This book will explain.

Chapter 1 Getting Started
1. The Design of XSLT
2. XML Basics
3. Installing XSLT Processors
4. Summary
Chapter 2 The Obligatory Hello World Example
1. Goals of This Chapter
2. Transforming Hello World
3. How a Stylesheet Is Processed
4. Stylesheet Structure
5. Sample Gallery
6. Summary
Chapter 3 XPath: A Syntax for Describing Needles and Haystacks
1. The XPath Data Model
2. Location Paths
3. Attribute Value Templates
4. Datatypes
5. XPath Operators
6. [2.0] Comments in XPath Expressions
7. [2.0] Types of XSLT 2.0 Processors
8. The XPath View of an XML Document
9. Summary
Chapter 4 Creating Output
1. Goals of This Chapter
2. Generating Text
3. Numbering Things
4. Formatting Decimal Numbers
5. [2.0] Formatting Dates and Times
6. Using <xsl:copy> and <xsl:copy-of>
7. Dealing with Whitespace
8. Summary
Chapter 5 Branching and Control Elements
1. Goals of This Chapter
2. Branching Elements of XSLT
3. Invoking Templates by Name
4. Parameters
5. Variables
6. Using Recursion to Do Most Anything
7. A Stylesheet That Emulates a for Loop
8. Summary
Chapter 6 Creating Links and Cross-References
1. Using the XML ID, IDREF, and IDREFS Datatypes
2. XSLT’s Key Facility
3. Generating Links in Unstructured Documents
4. Summary
Chapter 7 Sorting and Grouping Elements
1. Sorting Data with <xsl:sort>
2. [2.0] The <xsl:perform-sort> Element
3. Grouping Nodes
4. [2.0] New Grouping Syntax in XSLT 2.0
5. Summary
Chapter 8 Combining Documents
1. The document⁠(⁠ ⁠) Function
2. The document⁠(⁠ ⁠) Function and Sorting
3. Implementing Lookup Tables
4. Grouping Across Multiple Documents
5. [2.0] Using XSLT 2.0 to Simplify Things
6. [2.0] The doc⁠(⁠ ⁠) and doc-available⁠(⁠ ⁠) Functions
7. [2.0] The collection⁠(⁠ ⁠) Function
8. [2.0] The unparsed-text⁠(⁠ ⁠) and unparsed-text-available⁠(⁠ ⁠) Functions
9. Summary
Chapter 9 Extending XSLT
1. The XSLT Extension Mechanism
2. [2.0] Creating New Functions with <xsl:function>
3. Example: Generating Multiple Output Files
4. Creating Custom Collations
5. Generating Hidden Word Graphics
6. Example: Generating an SVG Pie Chart
7. Writing Extensions in Other Languages
8. Using Extension Functions from the EXSLT Library
9. Accessing a Database with an Extension Element
10. Creating a Photo Album with an Extension Element
11. Summary

Appendix XSLT Reference
Appendix XPath Reference
1. XPath Node Types
2. XPath Node Tests
3. XPath Axes
4. The XPath Context
5. XPath 1.0 Datatypes
6. [2.0] XPath 2.0 Datatypes
7. Operators and Keywords
8. Operator Precedence—XPath 1.0
9. [2.0] Operator Precedence—XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0
Appendix XSLT, XPath, and XQuery Function Reference
1. Kinds of Functions
Appendix XML Schema Overview
1. Declaring Elements and Attributes
2. Defining Datatypes
3. Using an XML Schema in a Stylesheet
Appendix [2.0] Regular Expressions
1. Simple Expressions
2. Subexpressions
3. Quantifiers
4. [XPath] Reluctant Quantifiers
5. Processing Modes
6. [XPath] Anchors
7. Back-references
8. Metacharacters
9. Single-Character Escapes
10. Multiple-Character Escapes
11. Character Groups
Appendix XSLT Formatting Codes
1. Formatting Codes for Numbers
2. Formatting Codes for Dates and Times
Appendix XSLT 2.0 Migration Guide
1. Powerful New Features in XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0
2. Potential Errors
3. Approaches to Migration
Glossary
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Title:

XSLT, 2nd Edition

By:

Doug Tidwell

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O'Reilly Media

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June 2008

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June 2009

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Table of Contents

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Recommended for You

Chapter 1 Getting Started

The Design of XSLT

XML Basics

Installing XSLT Processors

Summary

Chapter 2 The Obligatory Hello World Example

Goals of This Chapter

Transforming Hello World

How a Stylesheet Is Processed

Stylesheet Structure

Sample Gallery

Summary

Chapter 3 XPath: A Syntax for Describing Needles and Haystacks

The XPath Data Model

Location Paths

Attribute Value Templates

Datatypes

XPath Operators

[2.0] Comments in XPath Expressions

[2.0] Types of XSLT 2.0 Processors

The XPath View of an XML Document

Summary

Chapter 4 Creating Output

Goals of This Chapter

Generating Text

Numbering Things

Formatting Decimal Numbers

[2.0] Formatting Dates and Times

Using <xsl:copy> and <xsl:copy-of>

Dealing with Whitespace

Summary

Chapter 5 Branching and Control Elements

Goals of This Chapter

Branching Elements of XSLT

Invoking Templates by Name

Parameters

Variables

Using Recursion to Do Most Anything

A Stylesheet That Emulates a for Loop

Summary

Chapter 6 Creating Links and Cross-References

Using the XML ID, IDREF, and IDREFS Datatypes

XSLT’s Key Facility

Generating Links in Unstructured Documents

Summary

Chapter 7 Sorting and Grouping Elements

Sorting Data with <xsl:sort>

[2.0] The <xsl:perform-sort> Element

Grouping Nodes

[2.0] New Grouping Syntax in XSLT 2.0

Summary

Chapter 8 Combining Documents

The document⁠(⁠ ⁠) Function

The document⁠(⁠ ⁠) Function and Sorting

Implementing Lookup Tables

Grouping Across Multiple Documents

[2.0] Using XSLT 2.0 to Simplify Things

[2.0] The doc⁠(⁠ ⁠) and doc-available⁠(⁠ ⁠) Functions

[2.0] The collection⁠(⁠ ⁠) Function

[2.0] The unparsed-text⁠(⁠ ⁠) and unparsed-text-available⁠(⁠ ⁠) Functions

Summary

Chapter 9 Extending XSLT

The XSLT Extension Mechanism

[2.0] Creating New Functions with <xsl:function>

Example: Generating Multiple Output Files

Creating Custom Collations

Generating Hidden Word Graphics

Example: Generating an SVG Pie Chart

Writing Extensions in Other Languages

Using Extension Functions from the EXSLT Library

Accessing a Database with an Extension Element

Creating a Photo Album with an Extension Element

Summary

Appendix XSLT Reference

Appendix XPath Reference

XPath Node Types

XPath Node Tests

XPath Axes

The XPath Context

XPath 1.0 Datatypes