The book covers XSLT and Xpath (as a part of XSLT), as these topics have everything to do with processing XML. It will also cover XML from an XSLT processing and design point of view. Other XML technologies will not be discussed as superset of XSLT, most notably XSL. XSL Formatting Objects alone is enough material for an entire book. Apart from that, XSLT and Xpath form the processing/programming section of the entire XSL specification. This book presents an overview of XSLT and guides readers through transforming their first XML data. In this book you will also learn:

• Selecting Data-Stylesheets and Xpath Basics;

• Inserting text and elements in output;

• Copying elements from the source and inserting text;

• Conditional processing basics and expressions;

• Modularizing stylesheets;

• Understanding, creating, and using templates;

• Controlling output, as well as creating more advanced output;

• Using multi-file stylesheets, variables, and parameters;

• Working with numbers, strings, multiple XML sources, and namespaces;

• Selecting data based upon keys;

• Recursion;

• Creating computational stylesheets;

• Working with parses;

• Designing XML and XSLT applications;

• Extending XSLT.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 10 Ratings

Great Book for Beginners - 2006-07-25
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If you know absolutely nothing about XSLT, this is the book for you. Very straightforward. I got through the first week (7 chapters) in about a day. You could easily read and understand most of the content in this book in less than a few days. Great for anyone wanting to pick up the language quickly. For advanced users, this is probably not your book.

Great way to learn XSLT - 2007-12-18
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The book is easy to understand. There are plenty of examples and the exercise help reinforce what you learnt. The two negatives are: it's not XSLT 2.0 and the printing and binding of the book is poor. It is still a good way to learn XSLT. It would be great to have a study group guide.

Good book to start with XSLT - 2008-12-11
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I had a task to finish related to XPATH but to get better picture on the project I needed a better understanding on XSL and I needed to understand really quickly. This book was very help full. I recommend this to anyone who is planning on learning on XSL. Only complain I have is that, Some sections I felt like its a manual rather than a book that explains the logic of it. But most part this is not the case.

The Zen Book - 2008-12-01
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I have finally found a book on XSLT that is strong on fundamentals and easy to grasp. The author seems to know the stumbling blocks a person would encounter and has wisely focused on those areas.

The book is quite detailed but progresses in manageable steps. There is a short project at the end of every week, which tackles a real world problem using the topics covered during that week.

Highly recommended!

Very good book! - 2008-08-27
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This is the XSLT book I look for when I have an XSLT question. While the title makes it sound like a beginner's book (and it certainly can fill that role), I find it very useful as an advanced user's reference as well.

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