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programming & internet technologies
Transforming XML with XSLT
Applications often exchange data by passing eXtensible Markup Language (XML)
documents to each other. However, some applications require that the XML data
take on a specific format. You can use eXtensible Stylesheet Language
Transformations (XSLT) to transform XML documents from one format to another by
rearranging the order of elements, renaming elements and attributes, or even
changing elements into attributes and vice versa. In fact, the result doesn't
even have to be XML: You can transform an XML document into HTML or even plain
text.
This 2-day hands-on class introduces students to the basic XSLT directives
that transform XML data and demonstrates how to arrange those directives into
well designed templates. It then explores more advanced concepts and techniques,
as well as various issues surrounding their use. Topics include XPath
addressing, filtering and sorting data, modularizing templates, conditionals,
combining stylesheets, copying nodes, dynamically creating elements and
attributes, and named and mode-based templates. Hands-on exercises reinforce the
ideas presented. In addition, throughout the workshop, the instructor addresses
design tips and best practices.
Who Should Attend
This class is aimed at developers and other technical people who need to
write or otherwise work with XSLT stylesheets to transform XML documents.
Prerequisites
Prior experience with XML is strongly recommended.
Workshop
Objectives:
- Create XSLT stylesheets to transform XML data.
- Specify the type of output a stylesheet generates.
- Use XPath expressions to extract XML nodes for transformation.
- Filter, sort, and conditionalize output.
- Perform shallow and deep copies of nodes.
- Dynamically generate elements and attributes.
- Define function-like named templates.
- Process the same data with different rules using mode-based templates.
- Incorporate external stylesheets into yours.
To request a comprehensive
curriculum outline click... HERE.
Last updated on
April 30, 2008
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