XML Training: Introductions to the Standards

Advanced Document Processing with XSLT 2.0

(2-day hands-on class in advanced techniques in manipulating text documents.)

The class will focus on the types of things people need to do when working with textual documents, many of which are far easier to perform using XSLT/XPath 2.0 than they were with 1.0.

Topics covered in "Advanced Document Processing with XSLT 2.0" include:

• Grouping w/ xsl:for-each-group
• Temporary trees, including pipelining and micropipelining
• XPath 2.0 Basics
  • Sequences
  • New operators / expressions
  • Location Path Changes
  • Document retrieval (single and multiple)
• String processing with regular expressions
• XPath 2.0 and XSD data types
• User-authored XSLT functions

Prerequisites: Participants need to have a working knowledge of XSLT and XPath, or to have recently completed an Introduction to XSLT course. An easy and fun way to see if you have the necessary XSLT skills to do well in this class is by taking Mulberry's XSLT Self Test.

Philosophy: Students will gain a solid grounding in the material, reinforced by successfully completing the hands-on exercises in class. As always, our approach is to teach and practice core concepts and fundamentals so that students are prepared to learn more about the relevant specifications and tools on their own.

Price: $1,000/student.