XSLT and XPATH: A Guide to XML Transformations (The Definitive Xml Series from Charles F. Goldfarb) - Softcover

Gardner, John Robert; Rendon, Zarella L.

9780130404466: XSLT and XPATH: A Guide to XML Transformations (The Definitive Xml Series from Charles F. Goldfarb)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130404462 ISBN 13: 9780130404466

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Using XSLT and XPath, developers can take full advantage of virtually any XML data in both Web applications and printed documents. Guide to XML Transformations: XSLT & XPath delivers a thorough understanding of the concepts and inner workings of Xpath and the XSLT processing model. Leading XSL experts Zarella Rendon and John Robert Gardner teach XSLT and XPath through extensive example code, explained line by line. Guide to XML Transformations assumes basic HTML and/or skills, but no familiarity with programming concepts. Readers can utilize its hands-on exercises to quickly begin performing substantive transformations of XML to HTML and, soon after, to virtually any other format.

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From the Back Cover:

Gain total control over your information with XSLT and XPath!

Master XSLT and XPath―the "keys to the XML kingdom"
Build custom XML output solutions that won't become obsolete
Learn everything from basic XML-to-HTML conversions to leading edge techniques
CD-ROM includes all examples from the book

Mastering XSLT and XPath gives you unprecedented control over your information―and helps you leverage virtually every new XML technology, from XLink to schemas. Discover XSLT's powerful vocabulary of easy, programming-like features, and learn how to build custom solutions that resist obsolescence. By the end of the first chapter, you'll be performing XML-to-HTML conversions for display in any Web browser. Then build on your knowledge through a series of hands-on examples that transform you into an XSLT/XPath expert!

XSLT as an XML document instance: leveraging your existing XML skills
XSLT stylesheet concepts and constructs: fundamental through advanced level
XPath patterns and functions
XSLT subroutine functions and variables
XSLT processing of multiple nodes: iterative and conditional XSLT elements
Controlling output options
XSLT extensions, and more

Whether you're an experienced programmer or a novice markup specialist, here's your chance to master XML's most potent tools for organizing, updating, and delivering digital information―any data, anywhere, any time!

About the Author:

JOHN ROBERT GARDNER, Ph.D., is an Architect with Sun Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software, and services that power the Internet and B2B.

ZARELLA L. RENDON is Senior Applications Engineer and co-founder of ISOGEN International, a leading provider of XML and SGML solutions. She is a member of the W3C XSL Working Group.

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