Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training (4 days)

Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training Overview

This XSL training class teaches developers how to use XSLT 1.0 and XPath 1.0 to transform XML documents into HTML, plain text and other XML formats with XSLT and to PDF with XSL-FO.

Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training Course Goals

• Learn to use XPath to access XML elements and attributes
• Learn to loop through XML elements
• Learn to use conditionals in XSLT
• Learn to create and call templates
• Learn to work with multiple XSLTs
• Learn to reference external XML documents
• Learn how the Formatting Objects (FO) language works
• Learn to auto-generate FO documents from XML with XSLT
• Learn to use a Formatting Objects Engine to generate PDF documents from XML

Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training Course Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Basic XML

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

• HTML

Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training Course Outline

1. XSLT Training
   1. XSLT Basics
      1. eXtensible Stylesheet Language
      2. An XSLT Stylesheet
         1. xsl:template
         2. xsl:value-of
         3. Whitespace and xsl:text
      3. Output Types
         1. Text
         2. XML
         3. HTML
      4. XSLT Elements and Attributes
         1. xsl:element
         2. xsl:attribute
         3. Attributes and Curly Brackets
   2. XPath
      1. XPath in XSLT
      2. XPath Expression
      3. XPath Terminology
         1. Context Node
         2. Current Node
         3. Context Size
         4. Proximity Position
      4. Location Paths
      5. Axis
      6. Node Test
      7. Predicate
      8. Accessing Nodes
      9. Abbreviated Syntax
      10. XPath Functions
      11. XPath Operators
   3. Flow Control in XSLT
      1. Looping in XSLT
      2. Sorting with XSLT
      3. Looping and Sorting
      4. Conditions with XSLT
   4. XSLT Templates, Parameters and Variables
      1. xsl:apply-templates
      2. xsl:call-template
      3. Passing Parameters
      4. Removing Content
      5. Template Modes
      6. Template Priority
         1. Default Priorities
         2. Assigning Priorities
      7. XSLT Variables
   5. Multiple XML and XSLT Documents
      1. Including XSLTs
      2. Importing XSLTs
      3. Conflict resolution
      4. The document() Function
   6. Working with Keys
      1. Key Basics
         1. <xsl:key/>
         2. The key() Function
         3. Improving Performance with Keys
            1. Cross References
            2. The Key Way
         4. Grouping
            1. The generate-id() Function
            2. Using generate-id() for Grouping
   7. Advanced XSLT Techniques
      1. Working with Numbered Lists
         1. The position() function
         2. xsl:number
      2. Outputting Processing Instructions
      3. Copying Nodes
         1. xsl:copy
         2. xsl:copy-of
   8. Tying It All Together
      1. Workshop: Sharing data and transforming it for the Web
2. XSL-FO Training
   1. Formatting Objects Basics
      1. The purpose of XSL-FO
      2. How XSL-FO Works
      3. An XSL-FO Example
         1. The Root Element: fo:root
         2. fo:layout-master-set and fo:simple-page-master
         3. Regions
         4. fo:page-sequence
         5. fo:flow and fo:static-content
         6. fo:block
      4. Using XSLT to Create FO
   2. Blocks and Inlines
      1. Static Content
         1. fo:region-before and fo:region-after
         2. fo:static-content
      2. Creating a Multi-page Document
      3. Formatting Blocks
         1. Border
         2. Space and Padding
      4. Formatting Text
      5. Inline Elements
      6. Creating Lists
         1. fo:list-block
         2. fo:list-item
         3. fo:list-item-label
         4. fo:list-item-body
   3. Page Layout
      1. Page Masters
      2. Simple Layout
         1. fo:simple-page-master
         2. fo:region-body
         3. fo:region-before, fo:region-after, fo:region-start, and fo:region-end
      3. Conditional Page Masters
      4. Odd and Even Pages
      5. Blank Pages
         1. break-before and break-after
      6. Creating the Page Layout with XSLT
   4. Links and Graphics
      1. External Links
      2. Graphics
      3. Internal Links
   5. Leaders, Markers and Page Numbers
      1. The Output
      2. Table of Contents
      3. Leaders
   6. Columns, Keeps, and Breaks
      1. Columns
      2. Keeps
      3. Breaks
   7. Tables
      1. Creating Tables
         1. fo:table
         2. fo:table-column
         3. fo:table-header, fo:table-body, fo:table-footer
         4. fo:table-row
         5. fo:table-cell
   8. Tying It All Together
      1. Workshop: Transforming data for output to PDF

Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training Course Materials

In addition to a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples, each student will also receive a one-year subscription to Webucator's online reference library, which contains hundreds of the most current electronic technology books - a $149.95 per student value.

Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training Technical Requirements

1. Operating System Options
   • Windows Vista
   • Windows XP with Service Pack 2
2. Editor Options
   • XMLSpy Professional Edition
     • Download
   • Stylus Studio
     • Download
   • <oXygen/> XML Editor
     • Download
3. FOP 0.94
   • Download - Binary installation
4. Adobe Acrobat Reader
   • Download
5. Browser Options
   • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
     • Download
   • Firefox
     • Download

Class Files for Comprehensive XSL 1.0 Training

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