XML: XSL Transformations (XSLT) UK Classes & Lessons (Languages: XML)

About this class

This training course provides an intensive hands-on introduction to developing real world XSLT-based systems in a distributed environment. The course will introduce the delegates to the latest theoretical and practical issues surrounding the implementation of XSLT and XPath and interfaces to languages such as Java. Available as a public or closed course at our London training centre, or can be tailored to your team's requirements and delivered onsite as a bespoke, customised training course.

This course has been developed for real-world, commercial scenarios by our expert instructors. See below for detailed syllabus.

Who will the lesson benefit?

This training course is designed for developers looking to discover the power and benefits of XSLT for developing XML document applications through hands-on practical application of the technology

What delegates will learn

Completion of this course will give candidates the skills to:

Install and run XSLT, create stylesheets and transform documents.
Modularise stylesheet design, import stylesheets and use named templates.
Use keys and manage multiple input and output documents.
Sort and group information.
Create high quality output like PDF through XSL-FO.
Use the Web to find the current XSLT resources, examples and tools.

Hands On Exercises

Run Saxon and MS XSL processors.
Write stylesheets to process documents.
Merge information from different sources.
Create PDF using FOP from XML

What prerequisites are required

HTML, XML, Programming, scripting background.

Contents of this class

XSLT and XPath Introduction

Review of XML and Namespaces
The place of XSLT
What are XSLT and XPath?
Transforming XML documents using XPath and XSLT

XSLT Processing model

The tree model
The transformation process
Defining and invoking Template rules
variables, expressions, data types

Stylesheet structure

Modular structure
Import and include
Overriding stylesheets
Specifying priorities
Top-level elements
Template bodies

XPath expressions

XPath, XPointer and XSLT
XPath nodes and properties
Axes, node tests and predicates
Accessing elements, attributes, and other nodes
Node values
Expressions, operators and functions

Programming with XSLT

XSLT elements
Design patterns; pull and push models
Iteration, recursion and decisions
Creating and calling nmaed templates
Defining and using variables
Defining and using parameters
Applying a style sheets to XML documents and DOMs

XSLT output

Formatting
Sorting
Numbering
Numeric output
Whitespace
Character encodings
XML, HTML and other output

Multiple documents in XSLT

Multiple input
Multiple output extensions Using
keys for crossreferencing and linking

The wider picture

Implementations of XSLT
XSLT resources
Extension functions
Future development of XSLT
XPath, Xpointer
XML-link
XML Schemas

XSL-FO

Basic formatting objects
Page Sequence
Lists
Tables
Graphics & images

Associated Course(s)

XML Introduction Training Course
XSLT for XML Transformations Training Course
XML for Java Developers Training Course
XML Management Overview Training Course
XML Modelling Vocabulaires Training Course
XQuery Training Course