XSLT Training

Introduction to XSLT 2.0

A detailed technical introduction to XSLT 2.0.

Topics Covered:

1. XSLT: The Basics
   • Purpose and capabilities of XSLT
   • Overview of stylesheet parts and basic constructs
   • Output methods
2. XPath 2.0
   • The Data Model
   • Basics: paths and steps, axes, predicates
   • Language constructs: overview of the XPath operators
   • New in 2.0: conditional (if-then-else) and "for" expressions
3. Flow Control in XSLT
   • Looping using xsl:for-each
   • Sorting using xsl:sort
   • Conditions using xsl:if
   • Conditions using xsl:choose
4. Templates, Parameters and Variables
   • Template basics
   • Calling templates using xsl:apply-templates
   • Calling templates using xsl:call-templates
   • Understanding template priority
   • Using modes
5. Copying and Creating Nodes
   • Copying nodes using xsl:copy and xsl:copy-of
   • Creating nodes dynamically using xsl:element and xsl:attribute
   • Other kinds of nodes
6. Functions
   • Built-in XPath 2.0 functions: an overview
   • User-defined functions
7. Inputs and Outputs
   • Opening documents: the document, doc and collection functions
   • Combining stylesheets using xsl:include and xsl:import
   • Creating multiple result documents
8. String Manipulation
   • Regular expressions in XSLT 2.0
   • The string-related functions in XPath 2.0
   • Parsing strings with xsl:analyze-string
   • Parsing non-XML input documents
9. Grouping
   • XSLT 1.0 grouping issues
   • Grouping by value in XSLT 2.0
   • Grouping by position in XSLT 2.0
10. Namespaces, Types and Schemas
    • Using namespaces in XSLT 2.0
    • The XSLT 2.0 type system in more detail
    • Declaring types for variables and parameters
    • Using schemas with XSLT 2.0