Publication date : 08/14/2024
Course : Developing with XSL-T and XSL-FOgenerate XML, HTML, graphics and pdf documents
Practical course - 4d
- 28h00 - Ref. LSX
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 | Creating style sheets using XSL-T and XPath |
| Data manipulation and navigation in XML documents |
| Generate PDF documents using XSL-FO |
| Generate images and graphical interfaces using the SVG format |
Intended audience
Application designers and developers, software architects, project managers.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of XML and HTML syntax.
Course schedule
1 Introduction to the context of XSL and XPath
- XML technology requirements.
- CSS technology for presentation, CSS limitations.
- Introduction to XSL, XSL-T, XSL-FO and SVG.
- Introduction to Xpath. Basic principles and mechanisms.
- XML parser and XSL processor. Web browser support.
- Implementation of XSL technologies.
2 The XPath query language
- XPath expressions. Querying an XML document.
- Research areas and vectors.
- Review of a few simple expressions.
- Select elements/nodes, node sets and attributes in an XML tree.
- Location operator.
- Equation of equality and relation, Boolean operators. Numerical operations.
- Standard functions and processor extensions.
Hands-on work
Writing and testing XPath expressions.
3 The transformation language: XSL-T
- XSL-T stylesheet structure, XSL-T processor processing.
- Namespaces and root XSL elements.
- Output formats: XML, HTML, X-HTML or text vocabularies.
- Use XPath expressions.
- Knots and sets of knots.
- Processing model: templates.
- XSL-T syntax, data types, control structures, etc.
- Notions of variables and parameters.
- Element and attribute generation.
- Declarative or mandatory invocation of processing.
- Element and content retrieval.
- Analysis of XSL-T processor behavior.
- Optimization of node searches.
- Error handling.
Hands-on work
Composition of different types of XSL-T stylesheets.
4 XSL-T, advanced features
- Write functions: simple and recursive calls.
- Modular structure of style sheets.
- Design patterns: Fill-in-the-blank, Navigational, Rule-based, Computational.
- Import and include style sheets with argument passing.
- Creation of reusable libraries.
- Modularity and heritage.
- Transformations based on multiple sources.
- Generate groups of documents.
- Specific features of certain processors.
- Work on heterogeneous namespaces.
- XSL dynamization of office documents: Microsoft Office (Open XML), Open Office (Open Document).
Hands-on work
Creation of modular, nested style sheets, with multiple input structures and generation of multiple output documents. Creation of MS Office documents using XSL.
5 The developer's toolbox
- Launch command-line transformations.
- Use of various processors (XT, Saxon, Xerces, MSXml...).
- Transformation scripting with Ant.
- Website management.
Hands-on work
Implementation of an XML-based Web site management environment.
6 XSL-T 2.0 and 3.0, X-PATH 2.0 and 3.0
- New features: functions, expressions, operations, sorting, fallbacks and error handling, etc.
- New data types supported.
- Differences in treatment.
- Create a result tree, a sequence of nodes or values.
- XPath queries with regular expressions.
- Numerical functions and operators.
- String functions.
- Functions and operations on dates.
Hands-on work
Manipulate and navigate XML trees.
7 SVG for graphic interfaces and image creation
- SVG, Scalable Vector Graphics. The challenges of vector languages. Advantages of SVG over Flash.
- Server-side and client-side use.
- Editing and user environments: browsers...
- Document structure.
- Coordinate systems and dimensioning. Coordinate system transformation.
- Basic shapes. Styles. Curves and paths. Patterns and gradients. Text and internationalization.
- Masking and cutting.
- Filtering.
- Animation, interaction and scripts.
Hands-on work
Creation of style sheets to generate SVG documents. Generate HTML pages containing graphs.
8 XSL-FO for paper document generation
- XSL-FO, Formatting Objects.
- XSL-FO requirements and objectives. Introduction to the language.
- Available solutions and implementations.
- Example from the Apache.org FOP project.
- Initialization, definition of page templates.
- Content area, region dimensions, page sequences.
- Inclusion of graphics in SVG format.
- Result generation.
Hands-on work
Creation of style sheets combining XSL-T and XSL-FO to generate PDF output. Generate a report containing images in SVG format.
Customer reviews
5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
EMMANUEL C.
16/09/25
5 / 5
There was nothing to say about the content, which was far more extensive than was necessary. The training conditions (only 2 participants from the same team) made it possible to go very far into the various aspects covered, and to work on the participants' files, which was much appreciated.
THOMAS G.
16/09/25
5 / 5
Excellent training, thanks in particular to our trainer's remarkable teaching style! I didn't have much knowledge of development, but I was able to follow the course content without any difficulty. We were also able to talk easily with the trainer if we had any difficulties, as well as about the problems we encountered in our work. Each stage of the course was accompanied by concrete examples and exercises, which helped us to better understand the tools as well as the methods used.
PARTICIPANTS
Application designers and developers, software architects, project managers.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of XML and HTML syntax.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Application designers and developers, software architects, project managers.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of XML and HTML syntax.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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