display an XML document : what are the differences ?

[tyris]

hi all,
i have read that there is many ways to display a XML document :
directly in Web browsers by using cascading style sheets (CSS) or Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
through conventional HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) pages using data binding, the XML Document Object Model (DOM), and the Microsoft® Jscript® scripting language

why is there so much ways to do the same thing ? wouldn't XSL be enought ? are they all needed ?
(sorry if it's a stupid question but i'm new to all those technologies) Best regards X-),
Elise

 

[manu0]

hello

the three ways you tell exist, but each offers a different level of complexity,

the more simple is CSS, but you cannot do what you want with the data

you cannot filter nor order the display of the data, you can just say how the data will be displayed, it is not very satisfactory...

data binding is a good compromise between the two worlds : pure HTML and XML,

but the purists would prefer the full-XSL solution, though XSL is harder to lean than HTML

try the following links for samples and good & simple explanations :

http://www.chez.com/xml/initiation/index.htm

s-)

manu0