XSLT For Dummies

by Richard Wagner

Overview

Harness the power of XSLT to transform XML documents

Get tips on result trees, HTML transformations, and XPath functions

The fun and easy way to exploit Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations

With XSLT, XSL, and XPath, you can transform XML documents into HTML pages or different XML documents. With expert advice from XML pro Richard Wagner, you'll be experimenting with templates, stylesheets, and expressions in no time - and even exploring some pretty cool XSLT programming tricks.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
  
• "Get in, get out" information
  
• Icons and other navigational aids
  
• Tear-out cheat sheet
  
• Top ten lists
  
• A dash of humor and fun

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Author Biography: Richard Wagner, the former chief architect of NetObjects ScriptBuilder and the primary author of the ECMAScript Components standard, is currently in charge of development tools at Nombas, Inc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118085394
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/04/2011
Series:	For Dummies Books
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Richard Wagner, the former chief architect of NetObjects ScriptBuilder and the primary author of the ECMAScript Components standard, is currently in charge of development tools at Nombas, Inc.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started with XSLT.
Chapter 1: Introducing the X-Team.
Chapter 2: Writing Your First XSLT Stylesheet.
Part II: Becoming an XSLT Transformer.
Chapter 3: Transforming with Style (Stylesheets, That Is).
Chapter 4: Templates Rule!
Chapter 5: XPath Espresso.
Chapter 6: We Want Results!
Part III: Prime Time XSLT.
Chapter 7: Adding Programming Logic Isn't Just for Propheads.
Chapter 8: Variables in XSLT: A Breed Apart.
Chapter 9: Tweaking the Results to Get What You Want.
Chapter 10: To HTML and Beyond!
Chapter 11: XPath Data Types and Functions.
Part IV: eXtreme XSLT.
Chapter 12: Combining XSLT Stylesheets.
Chapter 13: "Gimme Some Space" and Other Output Issues.
Chapter 14: Keys and Cross-Referencing.
Chapter 15: Namespaces Revisited.
Chapter 16: Extending XSLT.
Chapter 17: Debugging XSLT Transformations.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Ten Most Confusing Things About XSLT.
Chapter 19: Ten All-Pro XSLT Resources on the Web.
Chapter 20: Ten XSLT Processors Available Online.
Index.
Book Registration Information.