Description
Book SynopsisXSLT is an essential tool for converting XML into other kinds of documents: HTML, PDF file, and many others. Covering the basics of stylesheet structure, this pocket reference also explains how to: use template rules; create a result tree; apply conditional processing; transform multiple source documents; and employ number formatting.
Table of Contents1. Data Model Node Types Node Properties 2. The XPath Language Data Types Expression Context Kinds of Expressions Node-Set Expressions Number Expressions String Expressions Boolean Expressions 3. How XSLT Works Stylesheet Structure Processing Model Template Rule Content Whitespace Stripping Serializing the Result Tree XSLT Elements by Use Case 4. Elements Top-Level Elements Instructions Special Elements QNames Element Reference 5. Functions XPath Functions XSLT Functions Data Type Conversions Function Reference 6. Extending XSLT Extension Functions Extension Elements EXSLT EXSLT-Common EXSLT-Dates and Times EXSLT-Functions EXSLT-Math EXSLT-Random EXSLT-Sets EXSLT-Dynamic EXSLT-Regular Expressions EXSLT-Strings Appendix A. XPath 1.0 Grammar Appendix B. XSLT Pattern Grammar Index