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XSLT views overview

XSLT views overview

- [Instructor] XSLT Views. XSLT, otherwise known as extensible style sheet language transformation, is the technology used to transform XML documents into various formats such as HTML. In Spring MVC, XSLT can be used to generate views by transforming XML data into HTML or other formats, providing a separation of concerns between the data and its presentation. Why would we use XSLT views in Spring MVC? One, XML-centric applications. If your application handles XML data and you want to apply transformations to generate HTML views, then XSLT is a perfect tool for you. Two, separation of concerns. XSLT separates the data generation handled by your Spring controllers from the presentation logic, which is handled by the XSLT templates. Third is flexible transformation logic. XSLT allows for transformation to generate complex views based on XML data. What are the steps to implement XSLT views in Spring MVC? First, you'll start with setting up the model data in your XML. The model in your…

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