Re: [xsl] Pure XML & Javascript on client-side

[Oleg Tkachenko <olegt at multiconn dot com>]

Thomas Morf wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> My web pages are "pure" xml (meaning no HTML or XHTML is used) which >is
> styled on the client using CSS. To add interactivity, I use >Javascript. 
> I transform a source XML file with XSLT before it's sent to the >browser. 
> The problem is that, when I use <xsl:output method="text/xml">, 
You probably mean <xsl:output method="xml"> ?

> Example:
> 
> <input type="checkbox" name="foo" onclick="function(getAttribute('name'))">
> 
> becomes
> 
> <input type="checkbox" name="foo"
> onclick="function(getAttribute(&apos;name&apos;))">
Which xslt processor are you using ? This example evaluate to
<input type="checkbox" name="foo" onclick="function(getAttribute('name'))"/>
to me in msxml and saxon. XML output method must output well-formed xml 
and this combination of " and ' is well-formed. I think you meant more 
complex case where you have to intermingle " and ' in attribute's value, 
like onclick="func('data with "bla"')", which is not well-formed xml and 
  have to be escaped. Or try a better solution - move all javascript 
code to one place (CDATA section) or to external js file to get free 
from well-formedness constraints in javascript code.

> 
> Similarly  <script>var varname ="name" </script> is not possible.
But why ? It's well-formed xml. The only problem will arise if you try 
to use < and & in text, they must be escaped. Or use comments:

<script>
	<xsl:comment>
		<![CDATA[if  a <= "d" bla()]]>
	</xsl:comment>
</script>
-- 
Oleg Tkachenko
Multiconn International


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