XSLT 2.0 Web Development (CHARLES F GOLDFARB DEFINITIVE XML) - Softcover

Kirsanov, Dmitry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131406353 ISBN 13: 9780131406353

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

Synopsis

This is a practical book describing the entire process of planning, implementing, and maintaining a Web site as an XML-based information system. It covers all stages of an XML Web site project, including: -developing a domain-specific schema, -preparing and validating source documents (both authoring in XML and converting from other formats are covered), -setting up XSLT transformations for automatic generation of HTML, graphics, and other components of the site, -testing and maintenance of the system. Ideal for working Web developers new to XML but eager to learn and leverage its benefits. Web developers understand the power of XML but often are hesitant to deploy it for fear of a steep learning curve. Kirsanov simplifies XML and XSLT and boils it down to just those elements they need to become immediately effective. The main technologies covered in the book are: XML, XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0, Schematron, and Cocoon. The book uses many examples of code and markup; also, a full-scale sample site is described throughout the book, with complete listings for page sources, stylesheet, and schema.

About this title

From the Back Cover

“I’ve worked with Dmitry on many projects. He is both a designer (artist) and a developer (programmer), so his book genuinely speaks to both audiences.”

―Charles F. Goldfarb

Leverage the incredible power of XSLT 2.0 to create sites that are easy to build, maintain, and extend!

This book teaches you exactly how to build state-of-the-art web sites with XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0. XML developer and web designer Dmitry Kirsanov drills down to real development challenges and specific tools and techniques for solving them.

You’ll learn from a hands-on project that gives you insights you just won’t find anywhere else. Kirsanov covers the entire project lifecycle: schema creation, validation, transformation, testing, and maintenance... offering outstanding code and markup examples every step of the way.

• Explore new XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0 standards from a web developer’s point of view
• Develop rock-solid, high-performance domain-specific schemas
• Create and convert source documents for effective XML processing
• Set up XSLT transformations to automatically generate HTML, graphics, and other site components
• Build your dynamic web site on the solid foundation of the Cocoon framework
• Use Schematron to validate XML and streamline processing
• Study complete printed and downloadable page sources, stylesheets, and schemas

XSLT 2.0 Web Development is an indispensable resource for...

• Professional web developers
• Project managers who want to streamline site development and maintenance
• Graphic designers who need more flexible ways to present structured information
• Content management specialists using XML documentation/publishing systems

Fully tested and implemented examples are available at authors.phptr.com/kirsanov andwww.kirsanov.com/xsltwd

About the Author

DMITRY KIRSANOV has been writing about Internet technologies since 1994. His virtual design studio, www.kirsanov.com, has served customers from 17 countries. He wrote the WebReference online column “Dmitry’s Design Lab,” exploring leading-edge creative and technical issues related to web design. He is a contributor to the best-selling HTML Unleashed, Professional Edition (SAMS).

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0131406353
• ISBN 13: 9780131406353
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448