Web Technologies - Old Questions

8.  Mention the application of XSL.

Separating format from content is all well and good, but sooner or later you need to format information for presentation. XML by itself is not acceptable for display to the average user. The technology for formatting XML presentation is eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL). Unlike traditional style sheets, which provide only formatting commands, XSL is a powerful mechanism for both transforming and formatting XML documents.

XSL is an XML markup language itself and as such, can

• Format content for online display or for paper-based delivery

• Add constant text or graphics (such as the icons in the "warning" example)

• Filter content

• Sort or reorder text