Transformation and styling with XSLT
XML documents can be transformed into a wide variety of text formats using XSLT. (X)HTML, other XML formats, plain text or CSV are just a few of many examples. For this transformation, the eXtensible Style Sheet Language for Transformations XSLT provides a powerful, rule-based language. In the course, you will learn the basics and application of XSLT. Many exercises and examples, such as creating a website with menu and table of contents, will introduce you to the new way of thinking. Solutions to common problems such as sorting, grouping, and summing up are presented. A separate chapter will deal with the innovations and improvements of XSLT and XPath 2.0 compared to version 1.0.
Duration
2 days
goal
- Discover how to reap the benefits of XSLT
- Learn the mindset for creating rule-based style sheets
- Benefit from the exercises and examples later in practice
target group
Developers and users of web applications, content management systems, databases or mobile commerce. Power users in the editorial field.
Contents (new)
Background and terms
- XML, XSL, XSLT, XPath, XSL-FO?
- Typical applications for XSLT
- Transforming XML into any target format
- XSLT processors (Saxon, Altova, MSXML, Xalan)
Basic elements
- Structure and basic elements of a style sheet
- Overview of the most important elements
- Defining and retrieving template rules
- Loops, conditions, variables and parameters
- AVT - Attribute Value Templates
XPath
- Paths and axes for navigation in the XML document
- Context and current node
- Predicates as a filter of the node quantities
- XPath functions
Creating complex style sheets
- Working with lists and recursion
- Modularization: Importing and including style sheets
- XSLT performance: Using indexes
- Special characters, Unicode and white spaces
- Computing and aggregating
- Best practice: Loops vs. template rules, conditions vs. predicates
Practical examples
- String processing: Functional programming and recursions
- Sorting and grouping
- Processing multiple XML documents simultaneously
- Creating multiple target documents and formats
- Creating content directories and sitemaps
- Expanding XSLT: Separate functionality in Java
XSLT and XPATH 2.0
- New in XSLT 2.0: Sequences, elements
- Differences and improvements compared to 1.0
- In detail: Group, string processing, RegEx, date and time
- Typing: XSLT and W3C XML Schema
- XPath 2.0: Data model, functions and operators
XSL FO: PDF generation
- Automated typesetting with XML
- XSLT target format “Formatting Objects”
- Basic structure, VCokument templates and page sequence
- Paragraphs, text fields, lists and tables
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of XML is necessary, for example, from attending XML Training. Programming knowledge is helpful but not required.
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OIO Orientation in Objects GmbH, experts for Java and JavaScript in Mannheim, joined the Trivadis group in May 2018. Together we are extending and strengthening our offer for Java and agile software development. These courses have been developed by OIO and will be held by our new colleagues.
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