## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Class XSLTProcess

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask
                  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.XSLTProcess

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, XSLTLogger, SelectorContainer

    public class XSLTProcess

extends MatchingTask
implements XSLTLogger

Processes a set of XML documents via XSLT. This is useful for building views of XML based documentation.

Since:
  Ant 1.1

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `XSLTProcess.Factory` The factory element to configure a transformer factory
`static class` `XSLTProcess.OutputProperty` Specify how the result tree should be output as specified in the specification.
`static class` `XSLTProcess.Param` The Param inner class used to store XSL parameters
`static class` `XSLTProcess.ParamType` Enum for types of the parameter expression.
`class` `XSLTProcess.TraceConfiguration` Configuration for Xalan2 traces.

Field Summary
`static java.lang.String` `PROCESSOR_TRAX` The default processor is trax

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask
`fileset`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`description, location, project`

Constructor Summary
`XSLTProcess()` Creates a new XSLTProcess Task.

Method Summary
`void` `add(FileNameMapper fileNameMapper)` Adds a nested filenamemapper.
`void` `add(ResourceCollection rc)` Adds a collection of resources to style in addition to the given file or the implicit fileset.
`void` `addConfiguredStyle(Resources rc)` Add a nested <style> element.
`void` `addConfiguredXMLCatalog(XMLCatalog xmlCatalog)` Add the catalog to our internal catalog
`void` `addMapper(Mapper mapper)` Defines the mapper to map source to destination files.
`void` `addSysproperty(Environment.Variable sysp)` A system property to set during transformation.
`void` `addSyspropertyset(PropertySet sysp)` A set of system properties to set during transformation.
`protected void` `configureLiaison(java.io.File stylesheet)` Deprecated. since Ant 1.7
`protected void` `configureLiaison(Resource stylesheet)` Loads the stylesheet and set xsl:param parameters.
`Path` `createClasspath()` Set the optional classpath to the XSL processor
`XSLTProcess.Factory` `createFactory()` Create the factory element to configure a trax liaison.
`XSLTProcess.OutputProperty` `createOutputProperty()` Create an instance of an output property to be configured.
`XSLTProcess.Param` `createParam()` Create an instance of an XSL parameter for configuration by Ant.
`XSLTProcess.TraceConfiguration` `createTrace()` Enables Xalan2 traces and uses the given configuration.
`void` `execute()` Executes the task.
`XSLTProcess.Factory` `getFactory()` Get the factory instance configured for this processor
`protected XSLTLiaison` `getLiaison()` Get the Liaison implementation to use in processing.
`java.util.Enumeration` `getOutputProperties()` Get an enumeration on the outputproperties.
`boolean` `getSuppressWarnings()` Whether to suppress warning messages of the processor.
`XSLTProcess.TraceConfiguration` `getTraceConfiguration()` Configuration for Xalan2 traces.
`XMLCatalog` `getXMLCatalog()` Get the XML catalog containing entity definitions
`protected void` `handleError(java.lang.String msg)` Throws an exception with the given message if failOnError is true, otherwise logs the message using the WARN level.
`protected void` `handleError(java.lang.Throwable ex)` Throws an exception with the given nested exception if failOnError is true, otherwise logs the message using the WARN level.
`protected void` `handleTransformationError(java.lang.Exception ex)` Throws an exception with the given nested exception if failOnError and failOnTransformationError are true, otherwise logs the message using the WARN level.
`void` `init()` Initialize internal instance of XMLCatalog.
`void` `setBasedir(java.io.File dir)` Set the base directory; optional, default is the project's basedir.
`void` `setClasspath(Path classpath)` Set the optional classpath to the XSL processor
`void` `setClasspathRef(Reference r)` Set the reference to an optional classpath to the XSL processor
`void` `setDestdir(java.io.File dir)` Set the destination directory into which the XSL result files should be copied to; required, unless `in` and `out` are specified.
`void` `setExtension(java.lang.String name)` Set the desired file extension to be used for the target; optional, default is html.
`void` `setFailOnError(boolean b)` Whether any errors should make the build fail.
`void` `setFailOnNoResources(boolean b)` Whether the build should fail if the nested resource collection is empty.
`void` `setFailOnTransformationError(boolean b)` Whether transformation errors should make the build fail.
`void` `setFileDirParameter(java.lang.String fileDirParameter)` Pass the directory name of the current processed file as a xsl parameter to the transformation.
`void` `setFileNameParameter(java.lang.String fileNameParameter)` Pass the filename of the current processed file as a xsl parameter to the transformation.
`void` `setForce(boolean force)` Set whether to check dependencies, or always generate; optional, default is false.
`void` `setIn(java.io.File inFile)` specifies a single XML document to be styled.
`void` `setOut(java.io.File outFile)` Specifies the output name for the styled result from the `in` attribute; required if `in` is set
`void` `setProcessor(java.lang.String processor)` Set the name of the XSL processor to use; optional, default trax.
`void` `setReloadStylesheet(boolean b)` Controls whether the stylesheet is reloaded for every transform.
`void` `setScanIncludedDirectories(boolean b)` Whether to style all files in the included directories as well; optional, default is true.
`void` `setStyle(java.lang.String xslFile)` Name of the stylesheet to use - given either relative to the project's basedir or as an absolute path; required.
`void` `setSuppressWarnings(boolean b)` Whether to suppress warning messages of the processor.
`void` `setUseImplicitFileset(boolean useimplicitfileset)` Whether to use the implicit fileset.
`void` `setXslResource(Resource xslResource)` API method to set the XSL Resource.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MatchingTask

`add, addAnd, addContains, addContainsRegexp, addCustom, addDate, addDepend, addDepth, addDifferent, addFilename, addMajority, addModified, addNone, addNot, addOr, addPresent, addSelector, addSize, addType, appendSelector, createExclude, createExcludesFile, createInclude, createIncludesFile, createPatternSet, getDirectoryScanner, getImplicitFileSet, getSelectors, hasSelectors, selectorCount, selectorElements, setCaseSensitive, setDefaultexcludes, setExcludes, setExcludesfile, setFollowSymlinks, setIncludes, setIncludesfile, setProject, XsetIgnore, XsetItems`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.XSLTLogger
`log`

Field Detail

### PROCESSOR_TRAX

    public static final java.lang.String PROCESSOR_TRAX

  The default processor is trax

  Since:
    Ant 1.7
  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### XSLTProcess

    public XSLTProcess()

  Creates a new XSLTProcess Task.

Method Detail

### setScanIncludedDirectories

    public void setScanIncludedDirectories(boolean b)

  Whether to style all files in the included directories as well; optional, default is true.

  Parameters:
    `b` - true if files in included directories are processed.
  Since:
    Ant 1.5

### setReloadStylesheet

    public void setReloadStylesheet(boolean b)

  Controls whether the stylesheet is reloaded for every transform.

  Setting this to true may get around a bug in certain Xalan-J versions, default is false.

  Parameters:
    `b` - a `boolean` value
  Since:
    Ant 1.5.2

### addMapper

    public void addMapper(Mapper mapper)

  Defines the mapper to map source to destination files.

  Parameters:
    `mapper` - the mapper to use
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if more than one mapper is defined
  Since:
    Ant 1.6.2

### add

    public void add(ResourceCollection rc)

  Adds a collection of resources to style in addition to the given file or the implicit fileset.

  Parameters:
    `rc` - the collection of resources to style
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

### addConfiguredStyle

    public void addConfiguredStyle(Resources rc)

  Add a nested <style> element.

  Parameters:
    `rc` - the configured Resources object represented as <style>.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

### setXslResource

    public void setXslResource(Resource xslResource)

  API method to set the XSL Resource.

  Parameters:
    `xslResource` - Resource to set as the stylesheet.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

### add

    public void add(FileNameMapper fileNameMapper)
             throws BuildException

  Adds a nested filenamemapper.

  Parameters:
    `fileNameMapper` - the mapper to add
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if more than one mapper is defined
  Since:
    Ant 1.7.0

### execute

    public void execute()
                 throws BuildException

  Executes the task.

  Overrides:
    `execute` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if there is an execution problem.
  To do:
    validate that if either in or out is defined, then both are

### setForce

    public void setForce(boolean force)

  Set whether to check dependencies, or always generate; optional, default is false.

  Parameters:
    `force` - true if always generate.

### setBasedir

    public void setBasedir(java.io.File dir)

  Set the base directory; optional, default is the project's basedir.

  Parameters:
    `dir` - the base directory

### setDestdir

    public void setDestdir(java.io.File dir)

  Set the destination directory into which the XSL result files should be copied to; required, unless `in` and `out` are specified.

  Parameters:
    `dir` - the name of the destination directory

### setExtension

    public void setExtension(java.lang.String name)

  Set the desired file extension to be used for the target; optional, default is html.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the extension to use

### setStyle

    public void setStyle(java.lang.String xslFile)

  Name of the stylesheet to use - given either relative to the project's basedir or as an absolute path; required.

  Parameters:
    `xslFile` - the stylesheet to use

### setClasspath

    public void setClasspath(Path classpath)

  Set the optional classpath to the XSL processor

  Parameters:
    `classpath` - the classpath to use when loading the XSL processor

### createClasspath

    public Path createClasspath()

  Set the optional classpath to the XSL processor

  Returns:
    a path instance to be configured by the Ant core.

### setClasspathRef

    public void setClasspathRef(Reference r)

  Set the reference to an optional classpath to the XSL processor

  Parameters:
    `r` - the id of the Ant path instance to act as the classpath for loading the XSL processor

### setProcessor

    public void setProcessor(java.lang.String processor)

  Set the name of the XSL processor to use; optional, default trax.

  Parameters:
    `processor` - the name of the XSL processor

### setUseImplicitFileset

    public void setUseImplicitFileset(boolean useimplicitfileset)

  Whether to use the implicit fileset.

  Set this to false if you want explicit control with nested resource collections.

  Parameters:
    `useimplicitfileset` - set to true if you want to use implicit fileset
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

### addConfiguredXMLCatalog

    public void addConfiguredXMLCatalog(XMLCatalog xmlCatalog)

  Add the catalog to our internal catalog

  Parameters:
    `xmlCatalog` - the XMLCatalog instance to use to look up DTDs

### setFileNameParameter

    public void setFileNameParameter(java.lang.String fileNameParameter)

  Pass the filename of the current processed file as a xsl parameter to the transformation. This value sets the name of that xsl parameter.

  Parameters:
    `fileNameParameter` - name of the xsl parameter retrieving the current file name

### setFileDirParameter

    public void setFileDirParameter(java.lang.String fileDirParameter)

  Pass the directory name of the current processed file as a xsl parameter to the transformation. This value sets the name of that xsl parameter.

  Parameters:
    `fileDirParameter` - name of the xsl parameter retrieving the current file directory

### setSuppressWarnings

    public void setSuppressWarnings(boolean b)

  Whether to suppress warning messages of the processor.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### getSuppressWarnings

    public boolean getSuppressWarnings()

  Whether to suppress warning messages of the processor.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### setFailOnTransformationError

    public void setFailOnTransformationError(boolean b)

  Whether transformation errors should make the build fail.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### setFailOnError

    public void setFailOnError(boolean b)

  Whether any errors should make the build fail.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### setFailOnNoResources

    public void setFailOnNoResources(boolean b)

  Whether the build should fail if the nested resource collection is empty.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### addSysproperty

    public void addSysproperty(Environment.Variable sysp)

  A system property to set during transformation.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### addSyspropertyset

    public void addSyspropertyset(PropertySet sysp)

  A set of system properties to set during transformation.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### createTrace

    public XSLTProcess.TraceConfiguration createTrace()

  Enables Xalan2 traces and uses the given configuration.

  Note that this element doesn't have any effect with a processor other than trax or if the Transformer is not Xalan2's transformer implementation.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### getTraceConfiguration

    public XSLTProcess.TraceConfiguration getTraceConfiguration()

  Configuration for Xalan2 traces.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### setOut

    public void setOut(java.io.File outFile)

  Specifies the output name for the styled result from the `in` attribute; required if `in` is set

  Parameters:
    `outFile` - the output File instance.

### setIn

    public void setIn(java.io.File inFile)

  specifies a single XML document to be styled. Should be used with the `out` attribute; ; required if `out` is set

  Parameters:
    `inFile` - the input file

### getFactory

    public XSLTProcess.Factory getFactory()

  Get the factory instance configured for this processor

  Returns:
    the factory instance in use

### getXMLCatalog

    public XMLCatalog getXMLCatalog()

  Get the XML catalog containing entity definitions

  Returns:
    the XML catalog for the task.

### getOutputProperties

    public java.util.Enumeration getOutputProperties()

  Get an enumeration on the outputproperties.

  Returns:
    the outputproperties

### getLiaison

    protected XSLTLiaison getLiaison()

  Get the Liaison implementation to use in processing.

  Returns:
    an instance of the XSLTLiaison interface.

### createParam

    public XSLTProcess.Param createParam()

  Create an instance of an XSL parameter for configuration by Ant.

  Returns:
    an instance of the Param class to be configured.

### createOutputProperty

    public XSLTProcess.OutputProperty createOutputProperty()

  Create an instance of an output property to be configured.

  Returns:
    the newly created output property.
  Since:
    Ant 1.5

### init

    public void init()
              throws BuildException

  Initialize internal instance of XMLCatalog. Initialize XPath for parameter evaluation.

  Overrides:
    `init` in class `Task`
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - on error

### configureLiaison

    protected void configureLiaison(java.io.File stylesheet)
                             throws BuildException

  Deprecated. since Ant 1.7

  Loads the stylesheet and set xsl:param parameters.

  Parameters:
    `stylesheet` - the file from which to load the stylesheet.
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if the stylesheet cannot be loaded.

### configureLiaison

    protected void configureLiaison(Resource stylesheet)
                             throws BuildException

  Loads the stylesheet and set xsl:param parameters.

  Parameters:
    `stylesheet` - the resource from which to load the stylesheet.
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if the stylesheet cannot be loaded.
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

### createFactory

    public XSLTProcess.Factory createFactory()
                                      throws BuildException

  Create the factory element to configure a trax liaison.

  Returns:
    the newly created factory element.
  Throws:
    `BuildException` - if the element is created more than one time.

### handleError

    protected void handleError(java.lang.String msg)

  Throws an exception with the given message if failOnError is true, otherwise logs the message using the WARN level.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### handleError

    protected void handleError(java.lang.Throwable ex)

  Throws an exception with the given nested exception if failOnError is true, otherwise logs the message using the WARN level.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0

### handleTransformationError

    protected void handleTransformationError(java.lang.Exception ex)

  Throws an exception with the given nested exception if failOnError and failOnTransformationError are true, otherwise logs the message using the WARN level.

  Since:
    Ant 1.8.0