Post on 21-Dec-2015
XSLTXSLT
Susanne SherbaSusanne Sherba
October 12, 2000October 12, 2000
OverviewOverview
• What is XSLT?What is XSLT?
• Related RecommendationsRelated Recommendations
• XSLT ElementsXSLT Elements
• Associating Stylesheets with Associating Stylesheets with DocumentsDocuments
• Additional InformationAdditional Information
What is XSLT?What is XSLT?
• A language for transforming XML A language for transforming XML documents into other XML documentsdocuments into other XML documents
• Designed for use both as part of XSL Designed for use both as part of XSL and independently of XSLand independently of XSL
• Not intended as a completely general-Not intended as a completely general-purpose XML transformation language.purpose XML transformation language.
[W3C XSLT Recommendation][W3C XSLT Recommendation]
XSLT ProcessXSLT Process
XSLT StatusXSLT Status
• W3C Recommendation - November W3C Recommendation - November 16, 199916, 1999
• Version 1.0Version 1.0
Related Related RecommendationsRecommendations
• XPathXPath
• XSLXSL
• XML Stylesheet RecommendationXML Stylesheet Recommendation
XSLT Stylesheet ElementXSLT Stylesheet Element
<stylesheet version = “1.0”>
<transform> allowed as synonym
XSLT Template ElementXSLT Template Element
<templatematch = expression name = name priority = number mode = name>
Applying TemplatesApplying Templates
<apply-templatesselect = expression mode = name>
<call-template name = name>
<?xml version="1.0"?><xsl:stylesheet version=“1.0” xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl"><xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <body> <ol> <li>Root</li> <xsl:apply-templates/> </ol> </body> </html></xsl:template><xsl:template match="items"> <li>Items</li> <xsl:apply-templates/></xsl:template><xsl:template match="item"> <li>Item: <xsl:value-of select="productName"/></li></xsl:template></xsl:stylesheet>
<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style1.xsl” type="text/xsl"?><items> <item partNum="123-AB"> <productName>Porsche</productName> <quantity>1</quantity> </item> <item> <productName>Ferrari</productName> <quantity>2</quantity> </item></items>
Example 1Example 1
Example 1Example 1
<?xml version="1.0"?><xsl:stylesheet version=“1.0” xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl"><xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <body> <ol> <xsl:apply-templates/> <li>Root</li> </ol> </body> </html></xsl:template><xsl:template match="items"> <xsl:apply-templates/> <li>Items</li> </xsl:template><xsl:template match="item"> <li>Item: <xsl:value-of select="productName"/></li></xsl:template></xsl:stylesheet>
<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style2.xsl” type="text/xsl"?><items> <item partNum="123-AB"> <productName>Porsche</productName> <quantity>1</quantity> </item> <item> <productName>Ferrari</productName> <quantity>2</quantity> </item></items>
Example 2Example 2
Example 2Example 2
RepetitionRepetition
<for-eachselect = “item”>
Do something here ...
</for-each>
<?xml version="1.0"?><xsl:stylesheet version=“1.0” xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl"><xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <body> <ol> <li>Root</li> <xsl:apply-templates/> </ol> </body> </html></xsl:template><xsl:template match="items"> <li>Items</li> <xsl:for-each select="item"> <li>Item: <xsl:value-of select="productName"/> </li> </xsl:for-each> </xsl:template></xsl:stylesheet>
<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style3.xsl” type="text/xsl"?><items> <item partNum="123-AB"> <productName>Porsche</productName> <quantity>1</quantity> </item> <item> <productName>Ferrari</productName> <quantity>2</quantity> </item></items>
Example 3Example 3
Example 3Example 3
Conditional ProcessingConditional Processing
<if
test = “position()=last()”>
Do something …
</if>
Conditional ProcessingConditional Processing<choose>
<when test = “position()=last()”> Do something for last element
</when>
<when test = “position()=first()”> Do something for first element
</when>
<otherwise>
Do something for other elements
</otherwise>
</choose>
Creating the result treeCreating the result tree
<value-of select=expression>
<element name=string>
<attribute name=string>
<processing-instruction name=string>
<comment>
<text>
XSL output:XSL output:
<html><head></head><!--Set the background to red--><body bgcolor="red"><ol><li>Root</li><li>Items</li><li>Item: Porsche</li><li>Item: Ferrari</li></ol></body></html>
<xsl:template match="/"> <html> <head></head> <xsl:comment> Set the background to red </xsl:comment> <xsl:element name="body"> <xsl:attribute name="bgcolor"> red </xsl:attribute> <ol> <li>Root</li> <xsl:apply-templates/> </ol> </xsl:element> </html></xsl:template>...
Example 4Example 4
NumberingNumbering
<numbercount = pattern from = pattern value = number-expression format = string/>
Combining StylesheetsCombining Stylesheets
<include href = uri />
<import href = uri />
Some Other ElementsSome Other Elements
<copy>
<copy-of>
<sort select=“expression”>
<variable>
<param>
<output>
Associating Stylesheets Associating Stylesheets with Documentswith Documents
W3C Stylesheets Recommendation W3C Stylesheets Recommendation Version 1.0Version 1.0
In the xml document:In the xml document:
<?xml-stylesheet href=uri type=“text/xsl”?>
Additional InformationAdditional Information
• XSLT Recommendation Version 1.0 - XSLT Recommendation Version 1.0 - http://www.w3.org/TR/xslthttp://www.w3.org/TR/xslt
• XSLT.com - XSLT.com - http://www.xslt.comhttp://www.xslt.com
• XSLT Reference - XSLT Reference - http://www.zvon.org/xxl/XSLTreferehttp://www.zvon.org/xxl/XSLTreference/Output/index.htmlnce/Output/index.html