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2. A description of how to present transformed information :

This can take one of three levels of formatting :


• specification of the general screen or page layout
• assignment of the transformed text into basic “content container types” (e.g. lists, paragraphs etc)
• specification of formatting properties (spacing, margins, alignment, fonts, etc.)

It should be borne in mind that XSL is a complete programming language in its own right, which provides its own (different) syntax to those already presented. Suffice to say that XSL generally follows the format :

<xsl:template match=“pattern”>

[ action ]

</xsl:template>

A typical example of an XSL file might look like the following :

<?xml version=“1.0”?>

<xsl:stylesheet>

<xsl:template match=“/”> [action] </xsl:template>

<xsl:template match=“BookCatalogue”> [action] </xsl:template>

<xsl:template match=“Book”> [action] </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

match=“/” applies to whole document

Match root element

Match each subsequent child of root element

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