Re: [xsl] Embedding javascript code into the XSL

["Laura Jenkins" <xsl_list at hotmail dot com>]

thanks greg


>From: Greg Faron <gfaron@integretechpub.com>
>Reply-To: xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
>To: xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
>Subject: Re: [xsl] Embedding javascript code into the XSL
>Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:58:37 -0600
>
>At 09:38 AM 4/30/2002, you wrote:
>>yes it is possible to embed javascript
>>simplest example using alert is as follows
>>
>><xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes">
>><![CDATA[
>><script>
>>alert("hello")
>></script>
>>]]>
>></xsl:text>
>
>   This is not embedding JavaScript, just outputting text that will be 
>interpreted as JavaScript by a browser after the XSL transformation.  If 
>you want to be able to use JavaScript DURING the transformation, you'll 
>need to create an extension function.  See the many examples at 
>www.exslt.org.  You'll also need (I think) to use the MSXSL XSLT engine.  
>As a heads-up, I've noticed that these JavaScript functions cannot have 
>side-effects (no global variables and no alerts, confirms, or prompts to 
>name a few).  Any functions that you write in this manner should depend 
>wholly on the given input, do its thing, and return a result.  A function 
>that does not return anything is pretty much pointless in this regard.
>
>
>Greg Faron
>Integre Technical Publishing Co.
>
>
>
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