XSLT and XPath On The Edge (Professional Mindware) (Paperback)

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Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations, along with the XML Path Language, give you the power to transform XML documents into HTML documents, or to other XML documents that you can use in Web-based applications. But how do you implement XSLT in the real world? This book provides the answers. Covering everything from reformatting numbers to creating dynamic XSLT applications, XSLT expert Jeni Tennison delivers a wealth of ready-to-use utility templates and practical XSLT solutions -- everything you need to jump-start XSLT development. With XSLT and XPath on the Edge, Unlimited Edition, you'll:

• Take advantage of utility templates for searching and replacing strings, calculating minimums, and more
• Build your own recursive templates or use simple XPaths
• Discover ready-made solutions for filtering, numbering, grouping, and other transformations
• Understand the building blocks of XSLT applications
• Separate style from format and break up your stylesheet into functional modules that are easier to maintain and reuse
• Build dynamic applications that use client-side processing with MSXML or server-side processing with Cocoon
• Fine-tune stylesheets to work more efficiently and deliver exactly the output you're looking for
• Harness the power of the XSLT extensions available with MSXML, Saxon, and Xalan

With this Unlimited Edition, owners of the book can download all-new content from the Web and access a searchable version of the book online.

From the Back Cover

"Excellent.... A master of clarity, Jeni explains the detail necessary to apply XSLT quickly and successfully." —Dave Pawson, XSLT-UK organizer, XSLT FAQ host

"Jeni provides a comprehensive cookbook of real-world recipes that no XSLT practitioner should be without." —Steve Muench, Lead XML Evangelist, Oracle Corporation

Your Source for Real-World XSLT Solutions
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation, along with the XML Path Language, give you the power to transform XML documents into HTML documents, or to other XML documents that you can use in Web-based applications. But how do you implement XSLT in the real world? This book provides the answer. Covering everything from reformatting numbers to create dynamic XSLT applications, XSLT expert Jeni Tennison delivers a wealth of ready-to-use utility templates and practical XSLT solutions — everything you need to jump-start XSLT development.

Your Road Map to Rapid XSLT Development

• Take advantage of utility templates for searching and replacing strings, calculating minimums, and more
• Build your own recursive templates or use simple Xpaths
• Discover ready-made solutions for filtering, numbering, grouping, and other transformations
• Understand the building blocks of XSLT applications
• Separate style from format and break up your stylesheet into functional modules that are easier to maintain and reuse
• Build dynamic applications that use client-side processing with MSXML or server-side processing with Cocoon
• Fine-tune stylesheets to work more efficiently and deliver exactly the output you are looking for
• Harness the power of the XSLT extensions available with MSXML, Saxon, and Xalan

UNLIMITED EDITION Continuous Content

• Read or download all-new content
• Access a searchable version of the book

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Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; Unlimited Ed edition (October 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764547763
• ISBN-13: 978-0764547768
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #401,050 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great help for practical tasks, November 29, 2001

By	Alex Novokolsky (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book does not teach you the concepts of XSLT. Rather, it truly delivers on a promise of providing answers to common problems. While often books use code to only illustrate the concepts explained, "XSLT and XPath On The Edge" has tons of real world code, some of which I was able to use straight from the book(without changing a thing).
I believe this book really helps to bridge the gap between just understanding the basics of XSLT and using it for real life, practical applications.

37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book for when u need to do something....., November 1, 2001

By	James Fuller (London, na United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

my first impressions are

a) this book sits right next to Michael Kay's book, as it is a great
reference to when u have specific problems i.e. ' How do i format dates ? '
and ' How do i group ' and 'How do i use keys'.

b) the level of examples and techniques is a step above introductory.

c) the latter half of the book delves into framework issues; modular
components, extending XSLT, functional modules, and

grouping
sorting
numeric manipulation
string and text manipulation

general formatting
character encoding and entities
the above subjects are all detailed in a concise manner, perfect for
reference

the following subjects are an indepth read;

framework: quite a large amt of discussion of how to break apart into
reusable elements

client side msxml: this will get the novice going

server side proc with cocoon: this will get the novice going

overview of XPATH: very detailed overview of more medium level techniques

using extensions : the clearest illustration and techniques of extending
xslt that i've read

overall i can highly recc.

cheers, jim fuller

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource!, January 11, 2006

By	MLGrant.com (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent XSLT/XPATH resource! However, please be aware that the "Unlimited-Edition.com" website/resource is no longer available! A big reason why I bought this book was for the updated content it promised. But, that was 2001, this is 2006, and any updated content that may have been available is no longer accessible.
Still, this book can stand on it's own feet, and is an invaluable resource, all by itself! Highly recommended!