XSLT for Dummies
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- What I Assume About You
- How This Book Is Organized
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Icons Used in This Book
- Chapter 1: Introducing the X-Team
- XML: Storing Your Data
- XSL: Presenting XML Data
- XSLT: Transforming Your XML Data
- XPath: Seeking Out Your Data
- The X-Team through HTML Eyes
- Chapter 2: Writing Your First XSLT Stylesheet
- Preparing Your XSLT Working Environment
- Creating a Simple XML Document
- Knowing the End Result
- Writing an XSLT Stylesheet
- Processing the Stylesheet
- Viewing the Results
- Chapter 3: Transforming with Style (Stylesheets, That Is)
- Structure of a Stylesheet
- Constructing Your XSLT Stylesheet
- Whats in a Name(space)?
- Documents as Trees
- Chapter 4: Templates Rule
- A Glorified Mail Merge
- Basics of a Template Rule
- Common Action Instructions
- Built-In Template Rules
- Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
- Working with Attribute Value Templates
- Working with Named Templates
- Chapter 5: XPath Espresso
- XPath, The X-Teams Commando
- Dancing the Location Step
- Defining Relationships with Axes
- Matching Nodes with Node Tests
- Using Predicates to Get Specific
- Take a Walk on the Absolute Side
- Putting It All Together
- Chapter 6: We Want Results
- XSLT, Like Skinning a Cat
- XML Source
- Copying an Element
- Copying All Elements
- Adding a New Element
- Adding a Calculated Value
- Renaming an Element
- Removing an Element
- Removing an Attribute
- Reordering Elements
- Merging Elements
- Adding Attributes
- Moving an Attribute
- Converting Elements into Attributes
- Converting Attributes into Elements
- Chapter 7: Adding Programming Logic Isnt Just for Propheads
- Conditional and Looping Statements
- If and Only If
- Testing Expressions with Logical Operators
- Why Choosy People Choose xsl:choose
- Going Loopy with xsl:for-each
- Chapter 8: Variables in XSLT: A Breed Apart
- What is a Variable?
- Setting Variables
- Uses of Variables
- Think Globally, Act Locally
- Working with Parameters
- Chapter 9: Tweaking the Results to Get What You Want
- Sorting Elements in the Results Tree
- Adding Automatic Numbering
- Chapter 10: To HTML and Beyond
- XML and HTML
- Outputting to HTML
- Creating an HTML Table
- Linking an XSLT Stylesheet with an XML Document
- Browser Support of XSLT
- To Infinity and Beyond (Into Other Formats)
- Chapter 11: XPath Data Types and Functions
- Playing Heart and Soul with Nodes
- Working with Strings
- Numerically Speaking
- Booleans: To Be or Not to Be
- General Purpose Functions
- Chapter 12: Combining XSLT Stylesheets
- Comparing xsl:include and xsl:import
- Practical Use of xsl:import
- Chapter 13: Gimme Some Space and Other Output Issues
- Gimme Some Space
- Indenting Your Result Document
- Adding Comments
- Adding Processing Instructions
- Chapter 14: Keys and Cross-Referencing
- Keys to the Kingdom
- Using Keys with Multiple Source Documents
- Chapter 15: Namespaces Revisited
- Speaking the Namespace Lingo
- Adding a Namespace to the Result Document
- Working with Multiple Namespaces
- Chapter 16: Extending XSLT
- Going Beyond the Basics
- Using an Extension Element
- Using an Extension Function
- Ensuring Portability of Your Stylesheets
- Chapter 17: Debugging XSLT Transformations
- Conditionally Halting Execution
- Adding a Conditional Debug Mode
- Tracing through Your Code
- More Powerful Debugging
- Chapter 18: Ten Most Confusing Things About XSLT
- Built-In Template: The Man Behind the Screen
- Thars Trees in Them Documents
- Getting to the Root of the Issue
- Why the Selected Node Is Not the Same as the Current Node
- Those . Abbreviations
- To Apply or Copy, That Is the Question
- Walk This Way
- Expressions, Paths, and Steps
- Those Cute Little Curly Braces
- Whitespace, the Final Frontier
- Chapter 19: Ten All-Pro XSLT Resources on the Web
- Xslt.com
- W3C XSLT Recommendation
- W3C XPath Recommendation
- Dave Pawsons XSLT FAQ
- W3Schools XSL School
- MSDNs XML Center
- Xml101.com
- Jenis XSLT Pages
- TopXML: XSLT Reference
- Nic Miloslavs XSLT Tutorial
- Chapter 20: Ten XSLT Processors Available Online
- Saxon
- msxsl
- Sablotron
- Xalan-C
- Xalan-Java
- LotusXSL
- XT
- jd.xslt
- XML::XSLT
- libxslt
- XSLT for Dummies Cheat Sheet
- A-M
- N-T
- U-X