Tag: xslt

Eclipse IDE provides a cool feature which allows you to execute XSL templates within the IDE. You just need to select the XSL file together with the XML file and choose from the context menu

Run As -> XSL Transformation

But for some reasons Eclipse is not supporting XSL 2.0 – which is standard in these days. So for example if you try to use xsl functions like ‘format-date-time’ or ‘replace’ this will not work. This is also true for Wilfly application server. So here is how to add XSLT 2.0 support for both – Eclipse and Wilffly

Eclipse IDE

You can install an XSLT 2.0 processor manually into your Eclipse IDE:

1. Download the latest Saxon XSLT processor
2. Unzip the package to get the saxon9he.jar file and place it into your workspace or some external folder
3. In eclipse choose “Window > Preferences” then “XML > XSL > Java Processors > Add”
4. Fill in a “Processor Name”, e.g. “Saxon XSLT 2.0”
5. In field “Processor type” choose “Saxon (XSLT 2.0)”
   
6. Choose “Add external jar” and choose your saxon jar, e.g. “saxon9he.jar”
7. Confirm by clicking “OK”
   

Now you can use saxon for XSLT 2.0 transformations in Eclipse. You need just configure your Run As Configurations and select the option ‘use specific process‘ to select the newly added Saxon processor.

Wildfly Sever

Also wildfly server supports only XSL 1.0 per default. If you need XSL 2.0 in your application add the following maven dependency:

        <!-- XSL 2.0 support-->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
            <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
            <version>9.8.0-14</version>
        </dependency>