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The XSL document uses HTML tags to instruct the browser how the data within the XML
file should be displayed. Separation of data from their presentation method makes this a
more powerful approach than combining the two since different presentation schemes such
as with and without graphics can readily be switched between according to user preference.
Presentation: Document Style Sheet File <books.xsl>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html> <body>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1"
bgcolor="#FFFFD5"> <tr>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author</th>
<th>Publisher</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>ISBN</th>
</tr> <xsl:for-each select="Bookstore/Book">
<tr><td><xsl:value-of select="Title"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="Author"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="Publisher"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="Date"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="ISBN"/></td>
</tr> </xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body> </html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Note: The style sheet uses standard HTML tags to display the data
This stylesheet would display the data as follows:
Display of data through browser
Title Author Publisher Date ISBN
E-business and Dave Chaffey Pearson Education 30 November 2003 0273683780
E-commerce
Management
Total E-mail Dave Chaffey Butterworth 20 February 2003 0750657545
Marketing Heinemann
