This section contains information on the following:
Creating XSL files An XSL file is a style sheet that
can be used to transform XML documents into other document types and
to format the output.
Editing XSL files You
can edit XSL files manually, using content assist, and automatically,
using various XSL editor wizards. Editing your XSL file enables you
to determine
what kind of output is created when your XSL file is run.
Validating XSL files The
XSL validator ensures that the XSL file is well-formed. It
tries to detect any static errors, that is, an error that can be detected
in a style sheet before execution starts.
Associating XSL files with XML files You
can associate an XSL file
with an XML file, so that, in certain
circumstances, the XML file is automatically called by the XSL file.
Working with XSL templates
When using content assist in the XSL editor, or when you
are creating a new XSL file, you can insert predefined XSL code from
a template file into your XSL file You might find it helpful to use
templates if you want to reuse XSL code multiple times.
Generating compiled XSL
To increase the speed of runtime processing of XSL stylesheets,
you can precompile and integrate XSL 1.0 or 2.0 stylesheet documents
into Java projects.