Chapter 9 Writing XPath Expressions


The XPath processor allows you to retrieve a subset of an XML document. A query, which is always an XPath expression, returns a well-formed XML node-list or an XPath value object. In XPath 2.0, an expression returns a sequence of XML nodes and/or XPath value objects.

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Web Service Data-to-XML Mapper

Stylus Studio provides a powerful standards-based solution for accessing and transforming live Web service XML data. Intuitive tools like the Web Service Call Composer and UDDI Browser make developing Web service applications a snap.

Learn XSLT

Free online video demonstrations for learning XSLT and how to design XSLT stylesheets to convert XML to HTML in publishing applications, or how to convert HTML to XML.

Introduction to Convert to XML

Convert to XML is Stylus Studio's all-purpose utility for getting legacy data integration of all sorts into a custom XML format. This video provides an overview of the tool and walks you through a sample CSV to XML data transformation project.

Apache XML Project

The Apache XML Project provides standards-based, open-source XML solutions for working with W3C XML technologies including XML, XSL, XSLT, XSL:FO XPath, Web services and more. Learn how Stylus Studio provides support for all Apache XML projects.

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