Five XSLT 2.0 Features That Simplify XML Document Transformations

XSLT is a powerful language that has been widely used to transform XML documents. However, XSLT in its current 1.0 version has limitations that can make writing stylesheets difficult and complex. This paper describes five new features in XSLT 2.0 that will help overcome these limitations. The five features discussed in this paper are grouping, multiple outputs, temporary tree, character mapping, and datatype binding. These new XSLT 2.0 features not only enrich the functionality but also optimize the performance of XML transformations.