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XML Index - XML Book :
XSLT and XPATH: A Guide to XML Transformations
by John Robert Gardner, Zarella L. Rendon Paperback - 588 pages Bk&Cd-Rom edition (July 26, 2001) Prentice Hall PTR ISBN: 0130404462 Dimensions (in inches): 1.62 x 9.26 x 7.05 From the Back Cover: • Gain total control over your information with XSLT and XPath! • Master XSLT and XPath—the "keys to the XML kingdom" • Build custom XML output solutions that won't become obsolete • Learn everything from basic XML-to-HTML conversions to leading edge techniques • CD-ROM includes all examples from the book Mastering XSLT and XPath gives you unprecedented control over your information and helps you leverage virtually every new XML technology, from XLink to schemas. Discover XSLT's powerful vocabulary of easy, programming-like features, and learn how to build custom solutions that resist obsolescence. By the end of the first chapter, you'll be performing XML to HTML conversions for display in any Web browser. Then build on your knowledge through a series of hands-on examples that transform you into an XSLT/XPath expert! • XSLT as an XML document instance: leveraging your existing XML skills • XSLT stylesheet concepts and constructs: fundamental through advanced level • XPath patterns and functions • XSLT subroutine functions and variables • XSLT processing of multiple nodes: iterative and conditional XSLT elements • Controlling output options • XSLT extensions, and more Whether you're an experienced programmer or a novice markup specialist, here's your chance to master XML's most potent tools for organizing, updating, and delivering digital information, any data, anywhere, any time! CD-ROM INCLUDED Contains leading XSLT processor software plus all XSLT/XPath examples from the book. Customer Reviews Reviewer: Deema Shaath from KW This is a good reference book, but is not a good start for developers who want to get familiarized with XSLT and XPATH. this book helped me to find what I was looking for and was unable to find in other resources including MSDN which has the worst documentation when it comes to XSL in general and XSLT and XPATH syntax in particular. On major drawback is that this book doesn't provide the user with complicated examples that utilizes different XPath functions. If you want a single reference book this is your book. Reviewer: Gunter Vanasse from Toronto, Ontario, Canada A must read. I HAVE read this book. In fact, I am still reading it. It is well written and well structured. The subject matter is clear and concise. It discusses the key subjects necessary to master XML transformations. The contributions from industry experts of several corporations and associations, such as the W3C, make it a well rounded syllabus. The title is what initially drew me to this book. Why? I was thrown into the thick of things developing an XSLT based Web site templating engine. My first XSLT book was Wrox's XSLT Programmer's Reference. Although I found the syntactical information I needed to craft the templates of the XSLT stylesheet, I was missing the answers to some recurring questions: how do I effectively navigate the source XML document? how do extract the desired node-set? From my previous hands-on XSLT experience, it quickly became evident how important it was to master XPath. Learning how to effectively write a rule set and optimize a style sheet requires a good understanding of how to navigate an XML document. This is a good book to introduce newcomers to the world of XSLT transformations as it is a good book for knowledgeable XSLT developers to further refine their template design and coding skills. This book lays a solid foundation to begin coding XSLT style sheets. It builds upon this foundation by expanding on more complex subjects in subsequent chapters. I also find it to be a useful reference. I've typically found what I was looking for using the detailed index. I was taken aback by one of the appendices, which reveals the true power of XSLT, solving the classic "N-Queens" AI problem via an XSLT stylesheet! I'm quite happy to have purchased this title, and if I were to have the choice of only one book on XSLT this would be the book. |
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