Good books on XSLT

Question

I'm doing an evaluation tomorrow that might include XSLT. I know what it is, and ten years ago I built an HTML table from an XML list.

I would please like some book recommendations for non-so-dummies that I can scan tonight and at least be able to answer questions on XSLT tomorrow.

Answer 1

Not a book but if you have only one day I would go scanning this: http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/default.asp

Answer 2

The ultimate reference guide is Michael Kay's "XSLT 2.0 and XPATH 2.0" (ISBN 978-0-470-19274-0). However if you want a really good short introduction, I highly recommend Evan Lenz's "XSLT 1.0 Pocket Reference" (ISBN 0-596-1008-0). It covers only XSLT 1 but will get you up to speed with the concepts very quickly. I would even recommend Evan's book over web research. The introductory sections are extremely well written and concise (IMHO).

Answer 3

I found the O'Reilly 'XML in a Nutshell' a good reference for XSLT, particularly as XSLT is so dependent on XML and XPath.

Not sure if it will help you in time for tomorrow though!

Answer 4

T U T O R I A L S:

  Some tutorials by Norman Walsh:

1. On XSLT 1.0
2. On XSLT 2.0/XPath 2.0

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  Link to More tutorials

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B O O K S

The classic books of Michael Kay on XSLT 1.0:

      XSLT: Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)

and on XSLT 2.0 / XPath 2.0

      XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)

and

      XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer) :

The books by Jeni Tennison:

      Beginning XSLT

      Beginning XSLT 2.0: From Novice to Professional

      XSLT and XPath On The Edge, Unlimited Edition

And Sal Mangano's book:

      XSLT Cookbook, Second Edition

Answer 5

You could get Steven Holzner's "Inside XSLT"