Re: [xsl] Passing binary data to XSLT

Subject: Re: [xsl] Passing binary data to XSLT
From: "Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 07:36:22 -0000
Furthermore, the Saxon API (even in Saxon-HE) allows you to pass a value from
Java code to a stylesheet parameter of type xs:hexBinary or xs:base64Binary.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

> On 2 May 2026, at 22:40, Martin Honnen martin.honnen@xxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 02/05/2026 19:45, Schimon ssch@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Is it possible, to pass binary data to XSLT?
>
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> Depends on your processor, the commercial editions of Saxon Java (and C?) do
support
https://www.saxonica.com/documentation12/index.html#!functions/expath-binary
and
https://www.saxonica.com/documentation12/index.html#!functions/expath-file
>
> So there you have functions like
https://www.saxonica.com/documentation12/index.html#!functions/expath-file/re
ad-binary

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