Chapter 2. Fundamental Concepts of XSLT Stylesheets
Boilerplate stylesheets
<xsl:stylesheet> and <xsl:transform> document element
Literal result element
Literal result stylesheet
Stylesheets embedded in an XML document
XML declaration
Document type declaration
In Chapter 1 we covered several XSLT elements and basic concepts that allowed stylesheets to be immediately useable. This chapter is devoted to fully explaining the nature—or structure—of XSLT stylesheets and the core concepts underlying them. We will discuss the <xsl:stylesheet> and <xsl:transform> document elements and their structure, along with a basic overview of their child elements, including <xsl:template>. We will also present boilerplate stylesheets that can be used as the base of any ...
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