Re: Omitting XML declaration (xt and Saxon experiences)

["Bill Rishel" <illusyn at nwlink dot com>]

Regarding <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>:

I have been using xt for about 3 months, but just two days ago started
working with Saxon because I need the evaluate() extension function.

I have not been able to coerce Saxon into omitting the xml declaration.
With xt I do not have the problem.

If I use
<saxon:output file="{$filename}" omit-xml-declaration="yes" method="xml">
within a template for directing output to files the xml declaration still
appears
also.

Incidentally, xt is a very fine tool by my experience -- I can't think of
any
significant problem with it -- and aside from this one xml declaration
problem
saxon has been a real pleasure so far.

-Bill


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Example source:
XML:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<EMPTY>
</EMPTY>

xt stylesheet:
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                xmlns:xt="http://www.jclark.com/xt"
                extension-element-prefixes="xt">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:text>this is the first line of output</xsl:text>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

xt output:
this is the first line of output

Saxon stylesheet:
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0"
       xmlns:saxon="http://icl.com/saxon"
                extension-element-prefixes="saxon"
    >

<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:text>this is the first line of output</xsl:text>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Saxon output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>this is the first line of output



> > does anyone know how to make an xsl transformation NOT
> > display the first
> > line :
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>



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