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RE: java methods vs XSL templates
- From: "Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>
- To: <xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com>
- Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 17:49:58 +0100
- Subject: RE: [xsl] java methods vs XSL templates
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> I have requirement for functionalities like date format
> conversion ie from YYYYMMDD to DD:MM:YY.. now i can write a
> java method that does this or i can write a xsl template
> that will do this.I can then store it in an utility XSL file and keep
> calling that template through xsl:call-templates , and pass
> the date as
> parameter and store the return value in a variable.
>
> i however think that writing a java method is a more elegant
> way of doing
> this ,as java code is precomplied and would take less processing time.
>
It's easy to do this using concat() and substring().
The extra processing speed of Java is offset by the cost of doing a
function call from one language environment to another, and by the loss
of portability.
Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@ntlworld.com
work: Michael.Kay@softwareag.com
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