Re: [xsl] how to handle structured data from Java

[Robert Koberg <rob@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin Rodgers wrote:

> I need to pass an attribute value to a Java method implemented by a
> co-worker and save the resulting object in a variable (since it's a
> relatively expensive operation), then access the object's string
> components.  Should I write an extension function in Java to call his
> method and convert the object into a DOM Node that would be stored via
> <xsl:value-of name="variable" select="extension:function(@attribute)">?
> How would I then access its subnodes -- via select="$variable/component-x"?

You really don't want to use extensions.

> Or is there a better way?  

I think so. Have your co-worker create a class that implements 
javax.ml.transform.URIResolver. It should check for the value coming in 
as an href. When the resolver sees your attribute value, have him return 
an appropriate XML Source. Then you can do the following in your XSL:

<xsl:variable name="myvar" select="document(@myattr)"/>

best,
-Rob

> I'm using Xalan, but would like to implement
> this in as portable a fashion as possible -- will EXSLT help?
>
> Thanks,