XSLT XPATH and XQuery Fundamentals

Name: XSLT XPATH and XQuery Fundamentals
Rating: 4.4 (2315 reviews)

Learn and use XSL and XPATH in easy steps

Created byBharath Thippireddy

Last updated 6/2026

English

What you'll learn

Create Extensible Stylesheets to transform XML
Understand the XML Node Tree
Apply XSL Template Rules
Generate HTML from XML
Use XSL Conditional and Looping syntax
Sort the nodes in the output
Address the nodes using XPATH
Learn relative and absolute addressing
Learn and Use the various XPATH Functions

Course content

7 sections • 49 lectures • 2h 4m total length

Instructor and Course Introduction1:40
Explore the fundamentals of XSLT, XPath, and XQuery through hands-on exercises, including creating XSLT stylesheets, looping, sorting elements, and producing HTML output.
Private Course Feedback Link0:13
Course Guide1:43

What is XSLT2:34
Why XSLT2:20
XSLT Project Creation1:13
The Node Tree0:58
Create an XSL Document2:33
The Root template2:21
Apply an xslt stylesheet to an xml document; the xslt processor loads the xml as a node tree and uses the root element's template to generate the output.
Outputting HTML1:17
Change the run configuration to output HTML instead of XML by renaming Order.out.xml to Order.out.html, then run again to generate the Order.out.html file.
Outputting a node3:11
Creating HTML Tables4:34
Choices in templates3:20
Sorting node output order2:23
Sorts XML node output by price using xsl:sort inside a for-each, enabling ascending and descending order based on number or text data types.
Extracting Attribute Values1:08
Extract the Order Id from the Order element using xsl:value-of to display the Id attribute in the HTML after the customer name line, then save, run the transformation, and refresh.
Applying Templates6:45
XSLT
XSL

What is XPath1:27
Create the XPATH Project2:08
Addressing the current node3:48
Addressing parent and child nodes2:40
Absolute and relative addressing1:47
Addressing individual elements2:53
Comparing values3:22
Totalling nodes3:57
Rounding Numbers3:50
Learn how to use XPath rounding functions ceiling, floor, and round to adjust decimal prices in an XML transformation, demonstrated with hands-on steps in Eclipse and XSL processing.
Extracting substrings3:16
Translating text2:03
XPath
XPATH

Usecase2:45
Create XSL4:59
Create an xsl stylesheet to transform event.xml into html by defining a root template and templates for id, name, description, price, start time, and end time; output event.html.
Transform Organizer and Venue4:11
Transform Participants2:59
Accessing Attributes2:24
Sorting1:08
Learn how to sort participants by name in XSLT using xsl:sort within xsl:for-each, with ascending default and optional descending order.

Requirements

Knowledge of XML
Knowledge of Eclipse IDE will help but not required
Knowledge of HTML will help but not required

Description

Sample of the reviews:

A clean tutorial, very useful, unfortunately we are obligated to develop on Eclipse IDE. I know we have other alternatives and this course is the fundamentals, that's why I gave it five stars, the lessons were most important then the Eclipse. \o/ Thank you so much teacher, I hope use it in the future... too close future. - Rodrigo Chagas de Miranda

Respond

Good intro course to the topic. Easy to follow along, pacing is good, and sections are broken up into chunks that don't drag on too long. Another good course by this instructor. - Jim White

It certainly was a good match. This course had provided me with the basics of XSLT, XPath & XQuery. The material was presented in an easy to follow format and the exercises certainly helped to grasp the concepts. This will help me to move to more advanced concepts and will certainly apply this in my day to day duties. Thank You! - Sergio Sabás

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Learn the fundamentals of XSLT, XPath and XQuery.

If you know XML, XSLT is easy to master. This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of each component of XSLT:

You will learn how to create XSL document and provide transformation instructions through templates.
You will address the XML Elements by learning the basics of XPATH.
You will apply your understanding of XSL and XPATH to navigate and transform a XML Document.
You will then Learn the XQuery syntax and use it to query a XML document.

Adds value to your resume

Adding XSLT, XPath & XQuery in addition to your current Development skills will look great on your resume.

What are the requirements?

Eclipse IDE(Installation is covered in easy setup section)
A basic understanding of HTML and XML

What am I going to get from this course?

Become a navigator of XML by learning the basics of XPath
Apply your understanding of XSL and your ability to navigate using XPATH to XSLT
Use your new XPath & XSLT skills to manipulate and transform your XML
Use Query syntax to query and transform XML

Who this course is for:

Students with XML Background
Developers who want to transform XML
Students with out XML knowledge should not take this course

XSLT XPATH and XQuery Fundamentals

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 4min

Easy Setup5 lectures • 7min

XSL13 lectures • 35min

XPath11 lectures • 31min

Event Management Usecase6 lectures • 18min

XQuery basics9 lectures • 23min

Wrap Up2 lectures • 2min

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Description

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