Sending Parameter to XSLT file

xtremeLogic · Feb 21, 2004

Hi,

I have a xml file which I would like transformed into an html file. I have made a basic xslt file for the transformation. I would like the html file to have a dropdown of sort values which onclick would reload the html page in the correct sort.

I am quite new to xml so I would appreciate it if anyone can suggest how I can send a parameter (which would be my dropdown select value) back to the xslt file and cause it to reload the html page in the correct sort. Also, what modifications would I have to make to my xsl file to accomodate a parameterized order by.

Thanks.

jel · Feb 22, 2004

If you do want to do the transformation again:
you can add parameters to a stylesheet, and set them programmaticaly.
Check out:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnxml/html/enhancingxsl.asp

I suspect there must be a better way though, it seems a waste to do the transformation again.

JontyMC · Feb 24, 2004

I used this code to provide an HTML sort mechanism. In my XSL file, the sort is an xsl:if tag with test="booksearch". JavaScript changes this "booksearch" to "contains(title, \""+document.forms[0].book.value+"\&quot

", which provides the XSL sort. Shouldn't be too much hassle to change it for your purposes.

Jon

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<html>

<head>
<title>Find a Book</title>
<script language="JavaScript1.1">
function xslt() {
var XMLDocument = new ActiveXObject('MSXML2.DOMDocument.3.0');
var XSLDocument = new ActiveXObject('MSXML2.DOMDocument.3.0');
var HTMLtarget = document.all['targetDIV'];
XMLDocument.validateOnParse = true;
XMLDocument.load('SortedBooks.xml');
if (XMLDocument.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
HTMLtarget.innerHTML = 'Error';
return false;
}
XSLDocument.validateOnParse = true;
XSLDocument.load ('FindBook.xsl');
if (XSLDocument.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
HTMLtarget.innerHTML = 'Error';
return false;
}
var x = XSLDocument.getElementsByTagName("xsl:if&quot

for(i=0 ; i < x.length ; i++ ) {
if( x.item(i).getAttribute("test&quot

== "booksearch" ) {
x.item(i).setAttribute("test", "contains(title, \""+document.forms[0].book.value+"\&quot

&quot

;
}
}
HTMLtarget.innerHTML = XMLDocument.transformNode(XSLDocument);
return true;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="targetDIV">
<form onsubmit="xslt()">
<p>
Please enter a book title to locate (case sensitive): <input type="text" size="40" name="book" /><input type="submit" value="Locate it!" />
</p>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

Sending Parameter to XSLT file

xtremeLogic

Programmer

jel

Programmer

JontyMC

Programmer

Similar threads

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor