Transformation Process
In the domain of XSLT, the stylesheet contains a number of templates expressed as an <xsl:template> element with a match attribute. The value of the match attribute is a pattern, and the pattern determines which nodes in the source tree the template rule matches. For example:
<xsl:template match="/">
Several events occur during a typical transformation. When an XSLT transformation is executed, a stylesheet is applied to evaluate and process a source document. As we discussed earlier in this chapter, the first event to take place is the remapping of the document to a tree that is contained in memory. This prepares the schema and content for the transformation process.
The next step is to find a template rule that matches ...
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