Transforming and Formatting XML

Prerequisitesfamiliarity with XML syntax; knowledge of the basic XML document model (prolog, body, epilog); an understanding of the importance of well-formedness in XML; an understanding of XML parsing and processing; prior experience with programming and markup languages. In addition, prior experience of stylesheet formatting (e.g. CSS) would be an advantage.

Target AudienceExisting application and web developers wishing to attain competency in the use of advanced XML techniques; systems analysts and systems designers needing a thorough knowledge of XML for the development of web-enabled applications.

LessonsBuilding XSLT documents| - use template rules to set up an XSL transformation.|XPath and XSL expressions| - identify the XPath syntax that enables you to navigate and select data in XML tree hierarchies.|Using XSL formatting objects| - use XSL-FO to format XML data.|Using XSLT and XSL-FO to transform XML documents| - use XSLT and XSL-FO syntax in documents used to transform XML documents.|XSLT flow control| - identify the syntax required to implement programmatic flow control in XSLT documents.|Generating dynamic XML| - use XSLT to transform data from an XML document and output it as XML.|Sorting and grouping with XSLT| - identify the XSL elements that support the sorting and grouping of XML documents.|Using multiple style sheets| - identify the XSL elements that support the inclusion and merging of multiple and master style sheets.|Creating advanced XSL transformations| - use XSLT syntax to perform advanced transformations of XML documents.|

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