In his latest Transforming XML column Bob DuCharme begins a multipart exploration of some of the features of the forthcoming XSLT 2.0 release. In this column DuCharme discusses the new support for tokenizing strings.
The so-called identity template that copies everything from input.xml to output.xml, element for element, attribute for attribute, is the most important of all templates in combination with templates of exceptions.
XML is text and yet more than just text -- sometimes you want to work with just the content rather than the tags and other markup. In this tip, Uche Ogbuji demonstrates simple techniques for counting the words in XML content using XSLT with or without additional tools.
XPath is used to navigate through elements and attributes in an XML document. XPath is a major element in W3C's XSLT standard - and XQuery and XPointer are both built on XPath expressions.
The topic of technical publishing is relatively new to the world of Eclipse. One can make the argument that technical publishing is just another collaborative development process involving several people with different backgrounds and skills. This article will show that the Eclipse platform is a viable platform for technical publishing by discussing how to write documents such as an article or a book within Eclipse. In fact, this article was written using Eclipse.
This article outlines the process involved in transforming the del.icio.us user API XML document into an HTML fragment. Because the XSLT processor is compiled, and therefore runs significantly faster than interpreted Javascript in the browser, I push as m
This article outlines the process involved in transforming the del.icio.us user API XML document into an HTML fragment. Because the XSLT processor is compiled, and therefore runs significantly faster than interpreted Javascript in the browser, I push as m