XSLT Programmer's Handbook (Second Edition)

Author: Michael Kay
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the XSLT language. Chapters 1-3 explain the basic concepts of XSLT, introducing the development history of this language, the processing model used by XSLT stylesheets to depict the relationship between the output tree and the input tree, the internal structure of stylesheets, and how stylesheet modules interact with each other. Chapters 4-8 include reference information. The purpose of these chapters is to provide a complete explanation of each language feature, explaining its detailed syntax rules and effects, giving usage recommendations, and illustrating how to use it with code examples. Chapters 9-10 are designed to help readers use the XSLT language when developing practical applications. The appendix of this book introduces information about specific products, including API information about the products as well as the extensions and limitations made by the developers in terms of functionality.