Re: [xsl] [XSLT 1.0] Avenues for content to enter and exit an XSLT transform?

[Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You're mixing up your layers here - you're muddling the immediate inputs 
and outputs with the ultimate inputs and outputs.

The stylesheet is assembled from one or more XML documents using 
xsl:import and xsl:include. These documents can ultimately come from 
anywhere, including external entities, XInclude, or arbitrary (say Java 
or C#) programs.

The inputs to the stylesheet are the principal input document, the 
values of stylesheet parameters, documents read using the document() 
function, and potentially the results of extension functions and 
extension instructions. Again these documents can come ultimately from 
anywhere, including external entities, XInclude, or arbitrary (say Java 
or C#) programs.

In XSLT 1.0 the only outputs of the stylesheet are the principal output 
document and the xsl:message output, plus any data supplied to extension 
functions or extension instructions.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

On 09/08/2010 19:58, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> There are several avenues for XML content to enter an XSLT transform:
>
> 1. The input XML document that is specified when the XSLT processor is invoked.
>
> 2. The XML obtained using the document() function.
>
> 3. The XML content obtained using the<xsl:input>  and<xsl:include>  elements.
>
> 4. The XML/text content obtained using external entities.
>
> Are there any other avenues for content to enter an XSLT transform?
>
>
> There are several avenues for content to exit an XSLT transform:
>
> 1. The output document that is specified when the XSLT processor is invoked.
>
> 2. The content that is output using extension functions, such as saxon:output and xalan:write.
>
> Are there any other avenues for content to exit an XSLT transform?
>
>
> /Roger