Chapter 4

Writing XSL Style Sheets

• In HTML, content and format are jumbled together.

• XML separates them. This yields several benefits.

• One benefit is that a variety of outputs can be generated from a single XML document.

• The transformation of XML to output is defined by XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) files.

• Some parts of the XSL language re still in the working draft stage at W3C.

• This chapter shows how to use XSL to render XML documents in your browser.

• What is XSL?

• A Basic XSL Stylesheet

• Pattern Matching

• Transformation Instructions

• Advanced Transformation Instructions

Summary

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