The rules for calling extension functions depend on the XSLT processor you
are using, so there's no way of answering this without knowing the
processor.

An observation: you are using the <xsl:script> element which was defined in
the XSLT 1.1 WD, but your stylesheet specifies version 1.0.

Mike Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Khalid Ali
> Sent: 31 January 2002 05:17
> To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Java method call error
>
>
> Hello,
> below is the error I get
>
> "XSLT Error (javax.xml.transform.TransformerException):
> Instance method call
> to method todays requires an Object instance as first argument"
>
> Can any one please find out what causes this error and whats
> the solution to
> it.
> below is the xsl code
>
> <xsl:stylesheet
>   version = "1.0"
>          xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
>          <xsl:script language="java" implements-prefix="Date"
>          src="http://localhost:8100/servlet/systemstart.DateHandler"
>
> xmlns:Date="http://localhost:8100/servlet/systemstart.DateHandler"/>
>
>  <xsl:output method="html"/>
>  <xsl:template match = "."><!-- -IN data.xml -XSL testdates.xsl -->
>
>   <xsl:apply-templates select = "person-name"/>
>
>   <xsl:apply-templates select = "person-address"/>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match = "person-name">
>   <xsl:variable name ="today" select = "Date:todaysDate()"
> xmlns:Date="http://localhost:8100/servlet/systemstart.DateHandler"/>
>   <xsl:value-of select = "concat('todays date is : ',$today)"/>
>
>   <xsl:value-of select = "."/>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match = "person-address">
>   <xsl:value-of select = "."/>
>  </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> <xsl:stylesheet
>   version = "1.0"
>          xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
>          <xsl:script language="java" implements-prefix="Date"
>          src="http://localhost:8100/servlet/systemstart.DateHandler"
>
> xmlns:Date="http://localhost:8100/servlet/systemstart.DateHandler"/>
>
>  <xsl:output method="html"/>
>  <xsl:template match = ".">
>   <xsl:apply-templates select = "person-name"/>
>
>   <xsl:apply-templates select = "person-address"/>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match = "person-name">
>   <xsl:variable name ="today" select = "Date:todaysDate()"
> xmlns:Date="http://localhost:8100/servlet/systemstart.DateHandler"/>
>   <xsl:value-of select = "concat('todays date is : ',$today)"/>
>
>   <xsl:value-of select = "."/>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match = "person-address">
>   <xsl:value-of select = "."/>
>  </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
>
>
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