Jeff Sese wrote:
Hi,
I have a java application that hyphenates words based on a wordlist.
This application accepts an XML file as input and then use a sax filer
to hyphenate the words. However, there was a new requirement that ask
if the application can be changed so that instead of applying the
hyphenation to the whole XML file, it will only hyphenate chunks of
the XML file based on an XPath expression.
Now as my application accepts XML file, I was thinking if it is
possible if I can pass a chunk of the XML file that matches a certain
xpath to my application via XSLT (I want to apply templates to the now
hyphenated XML chunk). Something to this effect:
<xsl:template match="some.node">
<xsl:variable name="copy.of" as="node()" select="."/>
<!-- xsl instruction to call my java app (don't know the correct
syntax)-->
<xsl:apply-templates select="my:java-app($copy.of)"/>
</xsl:template>
Is this possible?
Depends on the processor you are using. I know Xalan has this capability
and based on the link below, so does Saxon.
http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xmljava/chapters/ch17s03.html
Be warned, it isn't pretty syntax. Every time I use it, I have to
relearn it.
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Kamal Bhatt
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