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Inside Xslt

ISBN: B0031W8M4K
EAN: N/A

Year: 2005
Pages: 196

Authors: Steven Holzner

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• Starting Page
• Table of Content
• Front Matter
• About the Author
• About the Technical Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• Tell Us What You Think
• Introduction
• Whats Inside?
• Who This Book Is For
• At What Level This Book Is Written
• Conventions Used
• Chapter 1. Essential XSLT
• XSLXSLT XSL-FO
• A Little Background
• XML Documents
• What Does XML Look Like in a Browser?
• XSLT Transformations
• Making an XSLT Transformation Happen
• Using Standalone XSLT Processors
• Using Browsers to Transform XML Documents
• Using XSLT and JavaScript in the Internet Explorer
• XSLT Transformations on Web Servers
• XML-to-XML Transformations
• XML-to-XHTML Transformations
• XSLT Resources
• XSL Formatting Objects: XSL-FO
• XSL-FO Resources
• Formatting an XML Document
• The XSLT Stylesheet
• Transforming a Document into Formatting Object Form
• Creating a Formatted Document
• Chapter 2. Creating and Using Stylesheets
• Trees and Nodes
• The Information Set Model Versus the XSLT Tree Model
• Working with XSLT Elements
• The ?xsl:stylesheet? Processing Instruction
• The xsl:stylesheet Element
• Top-Level Stylesheet Elements
• The xsl:template Element
• Template Bodies
• The xsl:apply-templates Element
• Accessing Node Values
• XML Base Support
• Choosing Output Methods
• Simplified Stylesheets
• Embedded Stylesheets
• The xsl:include Element
• The xsl:import Element
• The xsl:apply-imports Element
• Using Internet Explorer to Transform XML Documents
• Chapter 3. Creating and Using Templates
• Creating a Template
• Processing Child Nodes
• Accessing Node Values
• Creating Match Patterns
• Selecting Which Template to Apply
• Reading Attribute Values
• The xsl:text Element
• Disabling Output Escaping
• Writing Attribute Values
• Attribute Value Templates
• Handling Whitespace
• The xsl:strip-space and xsl:preserve-space Elements
• Automatic Indenting
• Default Template Rules
• Deleting Content
• Template Conflict Resolution
• The xsl:copy Element
• The xsl:copy-of Element
• The xsl:message Element
• Chapter 4. Creating Match Patterns
• Matching the Root Node
• Matching Elements
• Matching Children
• Matching Element Descendants
• Matching Attributes
• Formally Defining Match Patterns
• Part 1 of Step Patterns: Pattern Axes
• Part 2 of Step Patterns: Node Tests
• Part 3 of Step Patterns: Predicates
• Creating Predicates
• Matching by ID
• Matching by Key
• Using the Or Operator
• Pattern Examples
• Chapter 5. Making Choices and Sorting Data
• The xsl:if Element
• The xsl:choose, xsl:when, and xsl:otherwise Elements
• The xsl:for-each Element
• Sorting Elements
• The xsl:number Element
• XSLT Extensibility
• Extension Functions
• Extension Elements
• The xsl:fallback Element
• Chapter 6. Transforming from XML to XML, HTML, XHTML, RTF, and Modifying Document Content
• The xsl:output Element
• Altering Document Structure Based on Input
• The xsl:element Element: Creating New Elements at Run Time
• The xsl:attribute Element: Creating New Attributes
• The xsl:comment Element: Generating Comments
• The xsl:processing-instruction Element: Generating Processing Instructions
• The xsl:document Element: Generating Multiple Output Documents
• The xsl:namespace Element: Generating Namespace Declarations
• The xsl:attribute-set Element: Generating Attribute Sets
• Omitting the XML Declaration and Generating XML Fragments
• Using generate-id to Create Unique Identifiers
• Creating CDATA Sections
• Setting Character Encoding
• Modes: Context-Specific Formatting
• Chapter 7. Using and Understanding XPath
• Understanding XPath
• XPath Data Types
• Creating XPath Location Paths
• Part 1 of XPath Location Steps: Axes
• Part 2 of XPath Location Steps: Node Tests
• Part 3 of XPath Location Steps: Predicates
• Using the XPath Axes
• Using the ancestor Axis
• Using the ancestor-or-self Axis
• Using the descendant Axis
• Using the descendant-or-self Axis
• Using the following Axis
• Using the following-sibling Axis
• Using the namespace Axis
• Using the parent Axis
• Using the preceding Axis
• Using the preceding-sibling Axis
• Using the self Axis
• Location Path Examples
• XPath Abbreviated Syntax
• Checking XPath Expressions
• XPath 2.0
• Chapter 8. Using the XSLT and XPath Functions
• The XSLT Functions
• The XPath Node Set Functions
• The XPath String Functions
• The XPath Number Functions
• The XPath Boolean Functions
• The xsl:decimal-format Element: Creating Numeric Formats
• New Functions in XSLT and XPath 2.0
• Chapter 9. Named Templates, Parameters, and Variables
• The xsl:variable Element: Creating Variables
• The xsl:call-template Element: Using Named Templates
• The xsl:param and xsl:with-param Elements:Creating Parameters
• Default Template Values
• The xsl:key Element: Matching by Key
• The xsl:document Element: Generating Multiple Result Documents
• The xsl:namespace-alias Element: Generating Stylesheets
• Chapter 10. Using XSLT Processor APIs
• XSLT and JavaScript in the Internet Explorer
• Handling Parsing Errors
• Internet Explorer and Dynamic Styles
• Internet Explorer and XML Data Islands
• Calling Java Directly from XSLT Processors
• Interfacing to XSLT Java APIs
• Interfacing Xalan to Java
• Interfacing Saxon to Java
• Interfacing the Oracle XSLT Processor to Java
• Interfacing XT to Java
• Transforming XML to SQL-Based Databases
• Using XSLT with Active Server Pages
• Using XSLT with Java Server Pages
• Using XSLT with Java Servlets
• Chapter 11. XSL-FO Documents: Text and Tables
• XSL Formatting
• The XSL-FO Formatting Objects
• The XSL-FO Formatting Properties
• Formatting an XML Document
• Using an XSLT Stylesheet to Transform to XSL-FO
• Creating the Document Root: fo:root
• Creating the Master Set Layout: fo:layout-master-set
• Creating a Page Master: fo:simple-page-master
• Creating Regions
• Creating Page Sequences: fo:page-sequence
• Creating Flows: fo:flows
• Creating Block-Level Content: fo:block
• Creating Tables
• Creating Tables: fo:table
• Creating Table Columns: fo:table-column
• Creating Table Bodies: fo:table-body
• Creating Table Rows: fo:table-row
• Creating Table Cells: fo:table-cell
• Chapter 12. Using XSLT to Create XSL-FO Documents: Lists, Images, Columns, and Positioning
• Creating XSL-FO Lists
• Positioning Text with Block Containers: fo:block-container
• Inline-Level Formatting Objects
• Creating Footnotes: fo:footnote and fo:footnote-body
• Creating Links: fo:basic-link
• Creating Columns
• Page Sequences and Page Numbering
• Appendix A. The XSLT DTD
• DTD Fragment for XSLT Stylesheets (Non-Normative)
• Appendix B. XSL-FO Formatting Properties