using extension functions inside stylesheets to get NodeSet back

["Shustef, Eugene" <Eu...@westgroup.com>]

Is there a way to call an extension function, and have it return a nodeset
back without having that nodeset turned into a string?
 
( example 
 
In stylesheet:
<encoded.block>
 call:     myprocess:getEncodedNodeSet(bar)
</encoded.block>
 
and get in the output:
 
<encoded.block>
 <encoded-bar>
    <blah/>
    <blah/>
</encoded-bar>
</encoded.block>
)
 
Thanks,

-- Eugene

Re: using extension functions inside stylesheets to get NodeSet back

[Gary L Peskin <ga...@firstech.com>]

"Shustef, Eugene" wrote:
> 
> Is there a way to call an extension function, and have it return a nodeset
> back without having that nodeset turned into a string?
> 
> ( example
> 
> In stylesheet:
> <encoded.block>
>  call:     myprocess:getEncodedNodeSet(bar)
> </encoded.block>
> 
> and get in the output:
> 
> <encoded.block>
>  <encoded-bar>
>     <blah/>
>     <blah/>
> </encoded-bar>
> </encoded.block>
> )

Yes, assuming your using XalanJ2.  I don't know about XalanC.  See the
Extension documentation and look at the supplied extensions in the
org.apache.xalan.lib package.

Gary

Re: using extension functions inside stylesheets to get NodeSet back

[John Gentilin <jo...@eyecatching.com>]

The SQL Extensions may be a good example, just look at XConnection
and XStatement. They return a NodeIterator though and not a node set,
not sure if that is significant.

You XSL would be
<encoded-block>
    <copy-of select="myprocess:getEncodedNodeIterator(bar)" />
</encoded-block>

"Shustef, Eugene" wrote:

> Is there a way to call an extension function, and have it return a nodeset
> back without having that nodeset turned into a string?
>
> ( example
>
> In stylesheet:
> <encoded.block>
>  call:     myprocess:getEncodedNodeSet(bar)
> </encoded.block>
>
> and get in the output:
>
> <encoded.block>
>  <encoded-bar>
>     <blah/>
>     <blah/>
> </encoded-bar>
> </encoded.block>
> )
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Eugene