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Hands-On XSL: Transforming and Styling XML

Course: 549 Duration: 3 Days

You Will Learn How To

Transform XML data using Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
Search and filter XML documents with XPath
Build structured stylesheets with Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) elements
Design and debug XSL documents
Publish PDF documents using XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)
Convert XML data into HTML and other document formats

Course Benefits

XML is an essential tool for application developers, allowing for the interchange of data between disparate systems. To effectively integrate systems, XSL is needed for transforming and styling XML data. In this hands-on course, you gain the skills needed to exploit XSL components to manipulate and analyse XML data. You also learn how to create, debug and troubleshoot XSL transformations and publish HTML pages and PDF reports.

Who Should Attend

Those interested in working with XSL. Experience with XML at the level of Course 542, "XML Comprehensive Introduction", is assumed.

Hands-On Training

Exercises throughout this course offer immediate, hands-on reinforcement of the ideas you are learning:

Applying a transformation
Testing XPath expressions
Debugging XSL with XMLSpy
Creating a stylesheet from scratch
Publishing a PDF report with XSL-FO
Leveraging advanced XPath functions
Merging data sources
Generating HTML from XML data

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577 Building XML Web Services with Java
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315 Developing User Requirements
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1200 Cloud Computing Comprehensive Introduction
1610 jQuery Comprehensive Introduction
940 Securing Web Applications, Services and Servers
2320 HTML5: Next Generation Web Development

XML is a trademark of MIT, INRIA or Keio on behalf of the World Wide Web Consortium.

Upcoming Dates

Attend highlighted events in person or live, online via Learning Tree AnyWare^TM.

UK Dates

27-29 Jun

London

US East Coast Dates

11-13 Apr

Washington, DC*

*New York and Washington, DC Courses – Available online with a run time of 2pm to 9pm BST.

For AnyWare enrolments, please register at least 10 days prior to the start of the course.

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Productivity through Education®

Hands-On XSL: Transforming and Styling XML

Course: 549 Duration: 3 Days

Course Content

Introducing XSL

XSL recommendations

XML Path Language (XPath)
XSL Transformations (XSLT)
Formatting objects (XSL-FO)
Fundamental XSL concepts

XSL applications

Developing XSL
Applying a stylesheet
Utilising XSL in production

Leveraging XPath Expressions

Analysing the key components of XPath

Writing primary expressions
Constructing sequences
Evaluating the context item

Selecting content with path expressions

Navigating with Axis points
Choosing targets with node tests
Filtering results by predicates

Comparing nodes in XPath

Value and general comparisons
Arithmetic expressions
Invoking functions

Building Stylesheets with XSLT

XSLT stylesheet fundamentals

Source and result trees
Template-driven approach
Transforming XML-to-XML

Creating an XSLT stylesheet

Following best practices
Defining template rules
Applying templates
Extracting data values
Implementing templates out-of-order
Copying input nodes

Designing XSLT stylesheets effectively

Leveraging built-in rules
Resolving conflicts
Referencing the changing context

Publishing Reports with XSL-FO

XSL Formatting Objects

XSL-FO Formatters
XSL-FO Editors/Designers
Relationship to DSSSL and CSS

Building the XSL-FO document

Defining layout master sets
Creating page masters
Specifying regions

Transforming XML to XSL-FO

Designing a report stylesheet
Constructing page sequences
Repeating headers and footers

Optimising Stylesheets with XPath

Leveraging intricate expressions

Specifying complex axes
Comparing nodes and kinds
Creating ranges and filters

Harnessing the power of XPath

Referencing variables
Looping and conditions
Working with sequences
Exploring built-in functions
Merging data sources

Achieving Complex Transformations

Maximising template effectiveness

Defining variables
Passing parameters

Incorporating XSLT elements

Generating new content
Transforming XML-to-HTML
Extending XSL with custom functions
Including language extensions

Producing Professional Documents from XML Data

Embedding content

Employing external images and links
Incorporating dynamic page numbering

Applying advanced formatting techniques

Creating lists and tables
Alternating page layouts

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Productivity through Education®

Hands-On XSL: Transforming and Styling XML

Course: 549 Duration: 3 Days

Course Fees

£ 1,565	Standard Fee
Fee with a Savings Plan
£ 1,225	2-Course Passport
£ 1,085	3-Course Passport
£ 1,000	4-Course Passport
£ 1,600	Voucher 10-Pack

Your Course Fee Entitles You To...

Class participation
Team workshops
Use of in-class hands-on equipment
Comprehensive course materials
Morning and afternoon refreshments
Course Completion Certificate
FREE participation in the Learning Tree Professional Certification Programmes (including related exams)

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