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XSL - transformations of XML documents

XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) allows to define transformations of XML documents to HTML format and to other formats. Participants of the training learn XSL transformation mechanisms and create their own transformations and stylesheets of XML documents.

This training is for:

  • designers and programmers of IT systems,
  • designers and programmers of web pages and web-based applications,
  • specialists involved in information processing, exchange and publishing.

Prerequisites:

Training duration:

2 days

Methodology:

Lectures and computer-led exercises. Most of the time is spent on doing exercises and their discussion. Trainees actively participate in the training.

By the end of the training participants will have learned:

  • purpose of XSL and its possible applications,
  • how to create simple stylesheets that transform XML documents into HTML format, as well as simple transformations of XML documents,
  • how to use basic XSLT syntax constructs,
  • purpose of XSL:FO language and its possible applications,
  • available tools that support XSL.

Training outline:

Day 1. 

  1. XSL building blocks and their purpose.
  2. XSL datamodel.
  3. Basic XSLT constructs.
  4. XPath.

Day 2.

  1. Advanced XSLT constructs: flow control, loops, sorting, modes, etc.
  2. XSL 2.0 - overview.
  3. XSL:FO - a formatting language.
  4. Tools that support XSL.

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