RE: tomcat web server and dynamic XSL

> Just curious, why do you cache the Template instead of the 
> Transformer?

The Templates object holds the compiled stylesheet, which is reusable and
thread-safe. The Transformer holds transient information used in the course
of a transformation, such as the stack and the dynamic context: it is not
thread-safe and there is usually no point in reusing it.

Michael Kay

 
> 
> Regards,
> Daniel
> 
> 
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> From: David.Pawson@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:David.Pawson@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 April, 2004 6:03 PM
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> Subject: RE:  tomcat web server and dynamic XSL
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> 
>             Templates pss = tryCache(style);
>             Transformer transformer = pss.newTransformer();
>             Properties details = pss.getOutputProperties();