[xsl] question regd. xsl translation...

[xsl user <zeelium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

 I'm new to the mailing list and I'm facing problems with the
 html generation using xsl. following is the snippet of the xsl
 template that behaves differently under different translators:

  <xsl:template match="xxxx">
    <xsl:element name="pre">
      <xsl:variable name="report" select="."/>
      <xsl:value-of select="$report"/>
    </xsl:element>
  </xsl:template>

Following is the snippet of the data that works with saxon
and generates the right html.

  <message><xxxx>
      1.    isctmp1
      1.1.    FastEthernet1/0/0  ---  10.2.2.161
      1.2.    FastEthernet3/1/1  ---  10.2.3.97
      6.22.    FastEthernet1/1  ---  10.2.3.86
  </xxxx></message>

but the jsp page i'm trying to modify uses jdk packages for
xsl translation and it does not generate the html when i
pass the above data, but when the following data is passed
it processes the templates and generates the html right.

data-set-that-works-with-jdk

  <message>&lt;xxxx&gt;
      1.    isctmp1
      1.1.    FastEthernet1/0/0  ---  10.2.2.161
      1.2.    FastEthernet3/1/1  ---  10.2.3.97
      6.22.    FastEthernet1/1  ---  10.2.3.86
  &lt;/xxxx&gt;</message>

I think saxon is doing the right thing as i remember
reading from your FAQ that entity references are for
parser's convenience only, and they are not xml elements.

Could you experts clarify it for me please ?

Also, which component is the source of the above behavior ?
is it SAX parser or xslt processor ?

Is anyone aware of a workaround i could use to fix the problem
without having to use a different processor like saxon ?
(the jsp page is pat of a common component that affects many)

the jsp page uses the jdk 1.4 packages:

org.xml.sax.*
javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory
javax.xml.transform.Transformer
javax.xml.transform.Source
javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource
javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult

Thanks in advance. I appreciate your help.

//rick


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