An Introduction to XML and XSL

Most new media professionals have heard of XML, and many know that XML documents can be transformed and formatted for publication using XSL and Xpath. This course assumes no prior experience of XML or XSLT.

All courses are custom-designed to meet the needs of individual students. Possible topics include:

  • What is XML?
  • Elements and attributes
  • Namespaces
  • What is XSL?
  • A minimal XSL document
  • XSLT and Internet Explorer
  • XML document traversal
  • Template elements
  • Basic XPath
  • Working with multiple documents
  • Parameters and variables
  • Numbering
  • Sorting
  • Conditional processing
  • Looping
  • Integration with programming languages

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