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W3C XSL Activities

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W3C started to develop XSL because there was a need for an XML-based Stylesheet Language.

The XSL language consists of three parts: XSLT, XPath, and XSL Formatting Objects.


XSL Tutorial

To learn more about XSL, read our XSL tutorial.


XSL Versions

XSL 1.0

XSL 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation October 15, 2001. It consisted of three parts: XSLT, XPath, and XSL Formatting Objects.

XSLT 1.0

XSLT 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation November 16, 1999. XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents.

XSLT 2.0

XSLT 2.0 became a W3C Recommendation January 23, 2007.

XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)

XSL-FO is an XML vocabulary for specifying formatting semantics. Formatting is the process of turning the result of an XSL transformation into a suitable output form for a reader or listener. No separate W3C document exists for XSL Formatting Objects, but a description can be found inside the XSL 1.0 Recommendation.


W3C XSL Specifications and Timeline

Specification Draft / Proposal Recommendation
XSL 1.0 (XSL-FO)   15. Oct 2001
XSL 1.1   05. Dec 2006
XSLT 1.0   16. Nov 1999
XSLT 1.1 24. Aug 2001  
     
XSLT 2.0 Requirements 14. Feb 2001  
XSLT 2.0   23. Jan 2007


W3C Reference:

W3C XSL Home Page


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