An Introduction to XSLT

Duration: 1 Day

Objectives

The eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) has been formulated to help to solve both of these problems. This one-day course provides delegates with the XSLT skills to transform XML into another XML grammar, including transformations into HTML for the web browsers.

Pre-requisites

Delegates should have an understanding of the underlying concepts of XML - the Introduction to XML course provides a good basis. Delegates should also have had exposure to a programming language such as JavaScript or VBScript. Introductory courses to either JavaScript or VBScript are also available.

Course includes

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.

This course is available as a private or customised course. Please phone us on 0208 269 4260 or email us for further information and to customise this course to your exact requirements.

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Course outline

Overview and Revision of XML
* XML as data
* XML Schemas
* Namespaces

Introduction to XSLT
* What is XSLT and why use it?
* Quick intro to pattern matching and templates
* XSL standards

Patterns - Match and Output
* The XPath Language
* XSLT pattern matching using XPath

Program Flow
* Reviewing pattern matching flow
* Using xsl:call template
* Controlling iteration
* Decision making
* Using modes and keys

Creating New Nodes
* Building the result tree
* Creating elements and attributes
* Attribute value templates
* Creating text nodes and other content

Further Programming Constructs
* Review of programming constructs
* Storing and accessing variables
* Passing data using parameters
* Numeric support and built-in functions

XSLT Processing
* Importing/including stylesheets
* Conflict resolution
* XSLT data model
* Output methods