Re: XSLT match with regex what's the best current solu

If you know Java, writing Saxon extension functions isn't difficult. It's
described in the extensibility.html file that comes with the download.

Now I use ORO matcher and that's O.K. speed. Had to do some
tricks with a wrapper class to make it easier on the XSLT side
and to make regex matches be part of template match patterns
at all (can't refer to a variable in template match patterns.)

I am ready to switch from AWK to XSLT for my up-translation
project and will report more when I'm a good deal ahead.

Eventually some lower level XSLT support will be needed for
tail-recursion elimination and to avoid excessive copying of
strings and substrings of a (long) text node. Will have
proposals / requests within a month or so.

But the proof of concept is in the making. I'm developing
some use patterns. Up-translation with XSLT will be common
place a year from now.

cheers,
-Gunther

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