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Whatever your XML applications -- B2B, B2C, application integration, or content management -- you need to master XSLT and XPath, today's key tools for transforming information into new structured vocabularies and output formats. Definitive XSLT & XPath delivers concise, authoritative coverage of every key facet of the W3C recommendations. Nobody knows more about XSLT and XPath than author G. Ken Holman -- chair of OASIS' XSLT Conformance Technical Subcommittee, and long-time leader of the XML community. In this book, Holman draws upon his live training materials to help you master XSLT, XPath and related standards fast -- even the newest specifications. Coverage includes: the XPath data model and XSLT's processing model; XPath and XSLT's transformation environments; and closely associated specifications such as XSL, XPointer, XML Query, and the new XML Schema Structures and Datatypes. Holman introduces practical techniques for XSLT stylesheet management and process control; then presents advanced techniques ranging from expressions to sorting, grouping, and topic maps. For every developer or content delivery specialist working with XML technologies.
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The definitive guide to XSLT and XPath—written by one of the world's leading authorities.
- Authoritative: By one of the world's leading XSLT/XPath experts
- Complete: Covers every key facet of the XSLT/XPath W3C specifications
- Proven: Based on training materials used by leading corporations
- Practical: Hundreds of examples analyzed
- Concise: Bullet-point, bite-size presentation helps you master XSLT/XPath fast!
Whatever your XML applications—e-business, application integration, Web- and paper-based publishing, or content management—you need to master XSLT and XPath, today's key tools for transforming information into new and varied structured vocabularies and output formats. Definitive XSLT & XPath delivers concise, authoritative coverage of every key facet of these W3C recommendations.
Nobody has taught more about XSLT and XPath than G. Ken Holman—chair of OASIS's XSLT/XPath Conformance Technical Subcommittee and long-time leader in the XML community. In this book, Holman draws upon live training materials to help you master the XSLT and XPath standards—fast—just as he's done for thousands of developers.
- Getting started with XSL transformations and the XML Path language: capabilities, concepts, and key techniques
- An in-depth introduction to the XPath data model
- Mastering XSLT's processing model and transformation environment
- Practical techniques for XSLT stylesheet management and process control
- Advanced techniques: XPath and XSLT expressions, sorting, grouping, and more
- XML-to-HTML transformation, basic XML-to-XSL formatting concepts, questions to ask XSLT/XPath tool vendors
When you're ready to get results, go straight to the source: G. Ken Holman's Definitive XSLT & XPath.
"The key to XML application development is transformations-converting XML data into other forms with XSLT and XPath. Ken Holman is the expert I rely on for advice on this subject. Now you can, too, with this book."
—Charles F. Goldfarb
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