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

Gardner, John Robert; Gardner, James Robert; Rendon, Zarella L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130404462 ISBN 13: 9780130404466

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

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 bookMastering 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 moreWhether you're an experienced programm

About this title

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.

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!

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130404462
• ISBN 13: 9780130404466
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 592