Package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs

# Interface XSLTLiaison

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `XSLTLiaison2`, `XSLTLiaison3`, `XSLTLiaison4`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `TraXLiaison`

    public interface XSLTLiaison

Proxy interface for XSLT processors.

Since:
  Ant 1.1
See Also:
  `XSLTProcess`

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type | Field | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `static java.lang.String` | `FILE_PROTOCOL_PREFIX` | the file protocol prefix for systemid.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `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 Details

  - ### FILE_PROTOCOL_PREFIX

    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 Details

  - ### setStylesheet

    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` - thrown if any problems happens.
    Since:
      Ant 1.4

  - ### addParam

    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
    See Also:
      `XSLTLiaison4.addParam(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)`

  - ### transform

    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)`