Java vous offre du code portable et XML des données indépendantes de la plate-forme. XSL Transformations (XSLT) permet de transformer les documents XML dans des formats différents. Mais comment transformer ces données, comment les traduire dans un autre langage, comment utiliser XSLT dans un environnement java ?
Cet ouvrage se concentre sur l'alliance de java et de XSLT, explicitement connu pour transformer des documents XML. À travers des cas concrets, le cœur de l'ouvrage aborde les aspects de transformations de documents dans des applications stand-clone ou des servlets pour des cas aussi variés que les forums de discussion, ou la mise en forme de contenu pour des appareils sans fil. De nombreux cas pratiques sont abordés dans cet ouvrage : feuilles de style, transformations de documents, traitement de formulaires.
Java et XSLT aidera le programmeur java à tirer parti de la puissance de XSLT pour des servlets ou des applications autonomes. Il permettra au développeur de réaliser des applications web complètes. La principale étude de cas est consacrée à une application de forum de discussion, à laquelle deux chapitres sont dévolus.
Aimed at the Java developer who wants to learn XSLT quickly,
Java and XSLT provides an in-depth guide to using XML to transform data in a variety of Web applications. With a no-nonsense presentation style and plenty of expert tips, this tutorial will let experienced developers master XSLT (and related standards) to create more flexible Web applications.
This text distinguishes itself with a fast-moving tutorial that covers XSLT from the ground up without getting bogged down in fast-changing XML standards, as is the case sometimes with other similar books. Combined with XML parsers (available in Sun's JAXP 1.1 APIs), Java is ready to go to solve real-world problems with XSLT. The author shows you how to apply XSLT to real problems, as well as integrating XSLT into your Web architecture. Early sections of the book show how XSLT can be used to separate presentation logic from business logic.
The first sections provide the basics of XSLT syntax, then the book moves on to more advanced searching and looping techniques. (Without traditional "state" or variables, XSLT requires a different way of thinking. This book does a good job of showing what's different in XSLT and techniques that can do more within real applications.)
This text's developer focus shows up early on, with a sample of XSLT used with Apache's Ant build utility. Later samples are more applicable to general Web development. A sample online discussion board built with servlets and XSLT style sheets shows off the fundamentals at work. With good coverage of Sun's JAXP 1.1 APIs for working with XML in Java, this book anchors its samples in real Java tools. A final section on wireless interfaces introduces the advantages of XSLT for transforming online content into WML for mobile devices.
Now that XSLT is a mainstream technology, more and more Java programmers will want to use it in real projects. Beyond syntax, this title shows you how to use XSLT to transform server-side data into client-side interfaces more flexibly. The practical focus of Java and XSLT is all you need to combine these two powerful technologies to create more maintainable Web applications that can reach both desktop and mobile browsers. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: Introduction to XSLT; XML review; transforming data with XSLT; XPath; looping and sorting; conditional processing; formatting text and numbers; an XSLT example with the Ant build utility; review of Web architectures (including XSLT used with EJBs); compiling style sheets with JAXP 1.1; basic servlet tutorial (servlets used with XSLT); sample online discussion forum (with XSLT); advanced XSLT techniques (including session tracking without cookies, servlet filters, internationalization); tips for XSLT developers (developing, testing and debugging, performance tips); building wireless Web applications with WML and XSLT; JAXP 1.1 API reference; and XSLT quick reference.
