RE: calling extension java functions. ( Saxon Vs Xalan

Why don't you use XSLT for implementing the upperCase function. This works
always with all XSLT processors and you don't have to mess with extension
functions. 

e.g.
StringUtils.xsl
<xsl:template name="upperCase">
  ...
</xsl:template>

Main.xsl
<xsl:include href="StringUtils.xsl"/>

<xsl:call-template name="upperCase">
	<xsl:with param name="$mystring"/>
</xsl:call-template>

I agree it's not easy to implement all string functions, but for easy ones
like this I think it's an advantage to use templates instead of extension
functions.

Kind regards,
Ismaël

-----Original Message-----
From: Laura [mailto:xsl_list@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: vrijdag 17 januari 2003 12:30
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  calling extension java functions. ( Saxon Vs Xalan)


I have a java extension method that i call from my XSL
the way i call is
<xsl:value-of select="str-utils:upperCase($mystring)"/>
it works fine with Xalan but fails with Saxon.
saxon gives
 Transform failed:  At xsl:value-of on line 264 of
file:/tests/saxon-test.xsl: No method matching upperCase with 1 parameter
found in class com.myutils.util.StringUtils

the namespace declaration is:
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                xmlns:saxon="http://icl.com/saxon" xmlns:str-utils =
"com.myutils.utils.StringUtils"
                extension-element-prefixes="saxon str-utils"  version="1.0">
It however doesnt give any error with the Xalan ( with a different namespace
declaration)
Am i calling it correctly?? is there any difference in the way you call
extension functions with xalan and saxon?
Thanks

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