XSLT Processor
An XSLT processor is a software tool that executes XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) to convert XML documents into other formats, such as HTML, plain text, or other XML structures. It applies XSLT stylesheets, which define transformation rules, to parse and manipulate XML data based on templates and XPath expressions. This enables dynamic content generation, data integration, and presentation layer transformations in web and enterprise applications.
Developers should learn and use an XSLT processor when working with XML-based data workflows, such as in web publishing, data interchange, or legacy system integration, where transforming XML to HTML or other formats is required. It is essential for scenarios like generating web pages from XML content, converting data between different XML schemas, or processing documents in content management systems, offering a declarative and standardized approach to XML manipulation.