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transformNode Method
Processes this node and its children using the supplied XSL Transformations (XSLT) style sheet and returns the resulting transformation.
Script Syntax
strValue = oXMLDOMNode.transformNode(objStylesheet);
Parameters
- objstylesheet
- An object. A valid XML document or DOM node that consists of XSLT elements that direct the transformation of this node.
Return Value
A string. Returns a string that contains the product of the transformation of this XML document based on the XSLT style sheet.
Example
The following Microsoft® JScript® example fills an HTML DIV tag with the result of transformNode.
<SCRIPT>
// Load data.
var source = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.5.0");
source.async = false;
source.load("books.xml");
if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) {
var myErr = xmlDoc.parseError;
alert("You have error " + myErr.reason);
} else {
// Load style sheet.
var stylesheet = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.5.0");
stylesheet.async = false
stylesheet.load("sample.xsl");
if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) {
var myErr = xmlDoc.parseError;
alert("You have error " + myErr.reason);
} else {
// Fill a div tag with the result of the transform
divInfo.innerHTML = source.transformNode(stylesheet);
}
}
}
</SCRIPT>
Visual Basic Syntax
strValue = oXMLDOMNode.transformNode(objStylesheet)
Parameters
- objstylesheet
- An object. A valid XML document or DOM node that consists of XSLT elements that direct the transformation of this node.
Return Value
A string. Returns a string that contains the product of the transformation of this XML document based on the XSLT style sheet.
Example
The following Microsoft® Visual Basic® example displays the result of transformNode.
Dim source As New Msxml2.DOMDocument50
Dim stylesheet As New Msxml2.DOMDocument50
' Load data.
source.async = False
source.Load "books.xml"
If (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) Then
Dim myErr
Set myErr = xmlDoc.parseError
MsgBox("You have error " & myErr.reason)
Else
' Load style sheet.
stylesheet.async = False
stylesheet.Load "sample.xsl"
If (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) Then
Dim myErr
Set myErr = xmlDoc.parseError
MsgBox("You have error " & myErr.reason)
Else
' Do the transform.
MsgBox source.transformNode(stylesheet)
End If
End If
C/C++ Syntax
HRESULT transformNode(
IXMLDOMNode *stylesheet,
BSTR *xmlString);
Parameters
- stylesheet [in]
- A valid XML document or DOM node that consists of XSLT elements that direct the transformation of this node.
- xmlString [out, retval]
- A string that contains the product of the transformation of this XML document based on the XSLT style sheet.
C/C++ Return Values
- S_OK
- The value returned if successful.
- E_INVALIDARG
- The value returned if the
stylesheetorxmlStringparameter is Null.
Remarks
The stylesheet parameter must be either a DOMDocument node, in which case the document is assumed to be an Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) style sheet, or a Document Object Model (DOM) node in the XSL style sheet, in which case this node is treated as a standalone style sheet fragment.
The source node defines a context in which the style sheet operates, but navigation outside this scope is allowed. For example, a style sheet can use the id function to access other parts of the document.
This method supports both standalone and embedded style sheets and also provides the ability to run a localized style sheet fragment against a particular source node.
This member is an extension of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) DOM.
For more information about XSLT style sheets, see the XSLT Reference.
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See Also
Using XSLT with DOM or SAX | id Function
Applies to: IXMLDOMAttribute | IXMLDOMCDATASection | IXMLDOMCharacterData | IXMLDOMComment | DOMDocument | IXMLDOMDocumentFragment | IXMLDOMDocumentType | IXMLDOMElement | IXMLDOMEntity | IXMLDOMEntityReference | IXMLDOMNode | IXMLDOMNotation | IXMLDOMProcessingInstruction | IXMLDOMText