## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs
Interface XSLTLiaison

All Known Implementing Classes:
  TraXLiaison, XalanLiaison, XslpLiaison

public interface XSLTLiaison

Proxy interface for XSLT processors.

Since:
  Ant 1.1
Author:
  Sam Ruby, Stephane Bailliez
See Also:
  `XSLTProcess`

Field Summary
`static java.lang.String` `FILE_PROTOCOL_PREFIX` the file protocol prefix for systemid.

Method Summary
`void` `addParam(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String expression)` Add a parameter to be set during the XSL transformation.
`void` `setStylesheet(java.io.File stylesheet)` set the stylesheet to use for the transformation.
`void` `transform(java.io.File infile, java.io.File outfile)` Perform the transformation of a file into another.

Field Detail

### FILE_PROTOCOL_PREFIX

    public static final java.lang.String FILE_PROTOCOL_PREFIX

  the file protocol prefix for systemid. This file protocol must be appended to an absolute path. Typically: `FILE_PROTOCOL_PREFIX + file.getAbsolutePath()` Note that on Windows, an extra '/' must be appended to the protocol prefix so that there is always 3 consecutive slashes.

  Since:
    Ant 1.4
  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Method Detail

### setStylesheet

    public void setStylesheet(java.io.File stylesheet)
                       throws java.lang.Exception

  set the stylesheet to use for the transformation.

  Parameters:
    `stylesheet` - the stylesheet to be used for transformation.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception`
  Since:
    Ant 1.4

### addParam

    public void addParam(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.String expression)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

  Add a parameter to be set during the XSL transformation.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the parameter name.
    `expression` - the parameter value as an expression string.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - thrown if any problems happens.
  Since:
    Ant 1.3

### transform

    public void transform(java.io.File infile,
                          java.io.File outfile)
                   throws java.lang.Exception

  Perform the transformation of a file into another.

  Parameters:
    `infile` - the input file, probably an XML one. :-)
    `outfile` - the output file resulting from the transformation
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - thrown if any problems happens.
  Since:
    Ant 1.4
  See Also:
    `setStylesheet(File)`

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