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XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents. It is designed to transform XML documents into other XML documents or other formats like HTML and plain text. XSLT uses template rules to describe how to transform matching elements. Templates can be applied recursively to transform the source document. XSLT supports features like conditional processing, repetition, and creating result trees using elements like value-of and element. Stylesheets are associated with XML documents and XSLT is used to transform them.

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XSLT

XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents. It is designed to transform XML documents into other XML documents or other formats like HTML and plain text. XSLT uses template rules to describe how to transform matching elements. Templates can be applied recursively to transform the source document. XSLT supports features like conditional processing, repetition, and creating result trees using elements like value-of and element. Stylesheets are associated with XML documents and XSLT is used to transform them.

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XSLT

Susanne Sherba October 12, 2000

Overview
What is XSLT? Related Recommendations

XSLT Elements
Associating Stylesheets with Documents

Additional Information

What is XSLT?
A language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents

Designed for use both as part of XSL and independently of XSL


Not intended as a completely generalpurpose XML transformation language. [W3C XSLT Recommendation]

XSLT Process

XSLT Status
W3C Recommendation - November 16, 1999

Version 1.0

Related Recommendations
XPath XSL

XML Stylesheet Recommendation

XSLT Stylesheet Element


<stylesheet version = 1.0> <transform> allowed as synonym

XSLT Template Element


<template match = expression name = name priority = number mode = name>

Applying Templates
<apply-templates select = expression mode = name> <call-template name = name>

Example 1
<?xml version="1.0"?> <?xml-stylesheet href="style1.xsl type="text/xsl"?> <items> <item partNum="123-AB"> <productName>Porsche</productName> <quantity>1</quantity> </item> <item> <productName>Ferrari</productName> <quantity>2</quantity> </item> </items> <?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version=1.0 xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR /WD-xsl"> <xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <body> <ol> <li>Root</li> <xsl:apply-templates/> </ol> </body> </html> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="items"> <li>Items</li> <xsl:apply-templates/> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="item"> <li>Item: <xsl:value-of select="productName"/></li> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>

Example 1

Example 2
<?xml version="1.0"?> <?xml-stylesheet href="style2.xsl type="text/xsl"?> <items> <item partNum="123-AB"> <productName>Porsche</productName> <quantity>1</quantity> </item> <item> <productName>Ferrari</productName> <quantity>2</quantity> </item> </items> <?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version=1.0 xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR /WD-xsl"> <xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <body> <ol> <xsl:apply-templates/> <li>Root</li> </ol> </body> </html> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="items"> <xsl:apply-templates/> <li>Items</li> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="item"> <li>Item: <xsl:value-of select="productName"/></li> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>

Example 2

Repetition
<for-each select = item>

Do something here ...


</for-each>

Example 3
<?xml version="1.0"?> <?xml-stylesheet href="style3.xsl type="text/xsl"?> <items> <item partNum="123-AB"> <productName>Porsche</productName> <quantity>1</quantity> </item> <item> <productName>Ferrari</productName> <quantity>2</quantity> </item> </items> <?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version=1.0 xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR /WD-xsl"> <xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <body> <ol> <li>Root</li> <xsl:apply-templates/> </ol> </body> </html> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="items"> <li>Items</li> <xsl:for-each select="item"> <li>Item: <xsl:value-of select="productName"/> </li> </xsl:for-each> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>

Example 3

Conditional Processing
<if test = position()=last()>

Do something
</if>

Conditional Processing
<choose> <when test = position()=last()> Do something for last element </when>

<when test = position()=first()> Do something for first element


</when>

<otherwise>
Do something for other elements </otherwise> </choose>

Creating the result tree


<value-of select=expression> <element name=string>

<attribute name=string>
<processing-instruction name=string> <comment> <text>

Example 4
<xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <xsl:comment> Set the background to red </xsl:comment> <xsl:element name="body"> <xsl:attribute name="bgcolor"> red </xsl:attribute> <ol> <li>Root</li> <xsl:apply-templates/> </ol> </xsl:element> </html> </xsl:template> ...

XSL output:
<html> <head></head> <!--Set the background to red--> <body bgcolor="red"> <ol> <li>Root</li> <li>Items</li> <li>Item: Porsche</li> <li>Item: Ferrari</li> </ol> </body> </html>

Numbering
<number count = pattern from = pattern value = number-expression format = string />

Combining Stylesheets
<include href = uri /> <import href = uri />

Some Other Elements


<copy> <copy-of>

<sort select=expression>
<variable>

<param>
<output>

Associating Stylesheets with Documents


W3C Stylesheets Recommendation Version 1.0 In the xml document:

<?xml-stylesheet href=uri type=text/xsl?>

Additional Information
XSLT Recommendation Version 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt

XSLT.com - http://www.xslt.com
XSLT Reference http://www.zvon.org/xxl/XSLTreference/ Output/index.html

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