XSL
In computing, the term Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) is used ambiguously to refer to the languages XSLT and XSL-FO which are used to transform and render XML documents (e.g., XSLT is used to determine how to display a XML document as a webpage[1]).
- XSL Transformation (XSLT): an XML language for transforming XML documents
- XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO): an XML language for specifying the visual formatting of an XML document. It's an intermediary format which can be used when transforming from XML with XSLT to a print format like PDF. Using XSL-FO usually implies using XSLT too.
History
[edit]XSL began as an attempt to bring the functionality of DSSSL, particularly in the area of print and high-end typesetting, to XML.
In response to a submission from Arbortext, Inso, and Microsoft,[2] a W3C working group on XSL started operating in December 1997, with Sharon Adler and Steve Zilles as co-chairs, with James Clark acting as editor (and unofficially as chief designer), and Chris Lilley as the W3C staff contact. The group released a first public Working Draft on 18 August 1998. XSLT became W3C Recommendations on 16 November 1999[3]. XSL-FO reached Recommendation status in October 2001 but the specification was just called XSL despite only actually describing XSL-FO. However it claims XSL to consist of two parts and calls XSLT the other.[4][5]
Abstract
This specification defines the features and syntax for the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), a language for expressing stylesheets. It consists of two parts:
1. a language for transforming XML documents (XSLT), and
2. an XML vocabulary for specifying formatting semantics.
An XSL stylesheet specifies the presentation of a class of XML documents by describing how an instance of the class is transformed into an XML document that uses the formatting vocabulary.
XSL-FO 1.1 came out in December 2006 and again the specification was called just XSL 1.1.[6]
In January 2007 the XSLT 2.0 specifications released.[7][8]. The XSL-FO 2.0 Working Draft never became a finalized standard.
References
[edit]- ↑ "XML and XSLT". W3schools. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ "Microsoft, ArborText and Inso Submit XSL Proposal to W3C". Sep 11, 1997.
- ↑ "XSL Transformations (XSLT)". www.w3.org. 16 November 1999. Archived from the original on 2026-07-12. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.0". www.w3.org. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "XML and Semantic Web W3C Standards Timeline" (PDF). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ↑ "Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.1". www.w3.org. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "XML and Semantic Web W3C Standards Timeline" (PDF). 2012-02-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ↑ "XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 2.0". www.w3.org. 23 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- "XSL language definition".
- "Extensible Stylesheet Language". Archived from the original on 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2003-11-28.
- Holman, G. Ken (2002-03-20). "What is XSL-FO". XML.com. O'Reilly Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- tutorial and reference of XSLT and XSL-FO
- XML Focus Topics: CSS, XSL, XSL-FO Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- IBM XSL Formatting Objects Composer Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
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