links::XSLT

XSLT is a technology with a lot of depth. There is no substitute for experience. I've found that you need as much help as you get get. Thankfully, because it is a standard, there is a plethora of information out there for it on the net. I've included some of my favourites here.

Official standards homepage

The W3C have a dedicated XSL website which has all the latest news and information on the specification. XSLT is only one of the two components of XSL. This website covers both. From here you will find lots of tutorials, references, official documents, mailing lists and other useful resources.

OASIS cover pages

The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards have a dedicated site for XSLT. This site has an excellent introduction to the standard.

This is the best XSLT FAQ in existance

nuff said.

zvon.org - XSLT tutorials

This website has the best tutorials I've seen. Go here to learn XSLT and XPath.

Chapter 17 of the XML Bible, Second Edition : XSL Transformations

A free (printer friedly) excerpt from the book. Covers the following topics.

What Is XSL?
Overview of XSL Transformations
XSL Templates
Computing the Value of a Node with xsl:value-of
Processing Multiple Elements with xsl:for-each
Patterns for Matching Nodes
XPath Expressions for Selecting Nodes
The Default Template Rules
Deciding What Output to Include
Copying the Context Node with xsl:copy
Counting Nodes with xsl:number
Sorting Output Elements
Modes
Defining Constants with xsl:variable
Named Templates
Passing Parameters to Templates
Stripping and Preserving White Space
Making Choices
Merging Multiple Style Sheets
Output Methods

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