Frank Neugebauer

When developing Web applications that use Java and XML there are many options, including (among others) the Apache Struts framework and the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) language. At first blush, these options may seem like an "either/or" proposition, cons... (more)

The Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) W3C recommendation was created as a means to display XML data. The recommendation includes a transformation language (XSLT) and formatting object (or output format) language (XSL-FO), which together provide the XSL stylesheet developer wit... (more)

As those of you familiar with XSL know, there are two parts to the W3C Recommendation (www.w3.org/TR/xsl): a transformation part (XSLT) and a formatting part (XSL Formatting Objects, or XSL-FO for short) with the intent being the presentation of XML. However, since XSLT is also i... (more)

In my last article, "Two Great Technologies, One Amazing Solution" (XML-J, Vol. 2, issue 1), I demonstrated how the Java programming language could be used within stylesheets to add robustness to XSLT. This month I'll stick strictly within the confines of the XPath and XSLT to sh... (more)

The eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) process allows for the changing (or transformation) of XML into other text including (different) XML, plain text, HTML, and Wireless Markup Language (WML). Understanding the basics of XSLT can serve you well as you pursue t... (more)