XSLT cookbok

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Critical for converting XML documents, XSLT is versatile but can be complex. This Cookbook offers hundreds of solutions to common challenges faced by XSLT developers. The recipes cover a wide range of topics, from simple string manipulation and mathematical processing to more advanced subjects like extending XSLT, testing and debugging stylesheets, and creating graphics with SVG. Each recipe presents a problem and its solution, explaining the techniques and choices involved, often providing alternate solutions and discussing convenience and performance. Key topics include string manipulation, date and time handling, efficient tree manipulation, XML to plain text conversions, and generating HTML. It also addresses creating charts with SVG, generating C code, processing Visio documents, and working with XML Topic Maps (XTM). Developers can learn how to create SOAP documentation from WSDL, extend XSLT with additional functions, and debug stylesheets effectively. This Cookbook serves as an ideal resource for both beginners learning XSLT's template-based logic through examples and experienced developers seeking reusable recipes. With various approaches to transformation, the Cookbook emphasizes the importance of understanding XSLT's intricacies, making it a unique solution-oriented guide among available resources.