The document provides an overview of XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) and XSLT (XSL Transformations) for transforming XML documents into various formats such as HTML and PDF. It outlines the components of XSLT, including XPath and XQuery, and discusses the architecture and engines used for XSL transformations. Additionally, it covers how to implement XSL using Java programming and IDE plugins, along with examples and references for further reading.

1. Extensible Stylesheet Language
Language for xml document Transformations
Mohammad Ashikur Rahman Chowdhury
Senior Software Engineer
BJIT Limited
15.05.2018

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Overview
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What is XSL and XSLT
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Process Architecture
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XSL transformation engine
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XSL Template Sample format
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XSL elements
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How to use it
− Using programming language (i.e. java)
− Using IDE plugin
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Examples (template, variable, iteration, condition)
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References

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What is XSL and XSL(T)
XSL
XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) is a styling language for XML which
transforms an XML document into other formats like XML, HTML, PDF
etc. It works as a template between source, and the target document.
XSLT (XSL + Transformation)
XSLT stands for XSL Transformations.
XSLT components
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XPath is a language for navigating in XML documents.
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XQuery is a language for querying XML documents.
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XSL - FO is a language for Formatting XML documents (discontinued)

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Process Architecture

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Process Architecture

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XSL transformation Engine
Mostly provided by 3rd
Parties :
4XSLT, IE5, iXSLT, LotusXSL, Transformiix, Resin, Sablotron,
Saxon, Xalan, XML Parser (Oracle), XT

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XSL Template Sample Format

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XSL Elements

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XSL Elements

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XSL Elements

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XSL Elements

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How to use XSL
UsingJavaProgrammingLanguage:
JDKhasbuilt-inXSLtransformationlibrary. Whichcontainsfollowingclasses
andinterfaces:
javax.xml.transform.Result
javax.xml.transform.Source
javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource
javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult
javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory
javax.xml.transform.Transformer

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How to use XSL
UsingIDEplugin:
PlugincanbeusedforXSLbasedXMLdocumenttransformation
N.B. Eclipse has built-in transformation engine

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How to use XSL
UsingIDEplugin:

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How to use XSL
UsingIDEplugin:

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Example
Source XML

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Example
Target XML

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Example
XSL template

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References
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms256058(v=vs.110).aspx
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https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/dan.olteanu/tutorials/xslt1.pdf