Class SaxonTransformerFactory

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configuration.ApiProvider
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    TransformerFactoryImpl

    public class SaxonTransformerFactory
    extends SAXTransformerFactory
    implements Configuration.ApiProvider
    A SaxonTransformerFactory instance can be used to create Transformer and Template objects.

    Although the class is public, it is not intended to be used directly by applications; applications should normally invoke the subclass TransformerFactoryImpl.

    The system property that determines which Factory implementation to create is named "javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory". This property names a concrete subclass of the TransformerFactory abstract class. If the property is not defined, a platform default is be used.

    This implementation class implements the abstract methods on both the javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory and javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory classes.

    Since Saxon 9.6, the JAXP transformation interface is re-implemented as a layer on top of the s9api interface. This will affect applications that attempt to down-cast from JAXP interfaces to the underlying implementation classes.

    • Constructor Detail

      • SaxonTransformerFactory

        public SaxonTransformerFactory()
        Default constructor.
      • SaxonTransformerFactory

        public SaxonTransformerFactory​(Configuration config)
        Construct a TransformerFactory using an existing Configuration.
        Parameters:
        config - the Saxon configuration
    • Method Detail

      • setConfiguration

        public void setConfiguration​(Configuration config)
        Set the configuration. This can also be done using the JAXP method setAttribute, with the attribute name FeatureKeys.CONFIGURATION
        Parameters:
        config - the Saxon configuration
      • getConfiguration

        public Configuration getConfiguration()
        Get the configuration. This can also be done using the JAXP method getAttribute, with the attribute name FeatureKeys.CONFIGURATION This is a trapdoor method that provides access to underlying implementation details that may change in subsequent Saxon releases.
        Returns:
        the Saxon configuration
      • newTransformer

        public Transformer newTransformer​(Source source)
                                   throws TransformerConfigurationException
        Process the Source into a Transformer object. The Transformer object must not be used in multiple threads running concurrently. Different TransformerFactories can be used concurrently by different threads.
        Specified by:
        newTransformer in class TransformerFactory
        Parameters:
        source - An object that holds a URI, input stream, etc. of the stylesheet used to perform the transformation.
        Returns:
        A Transformer object that may be used to perform a transformation in a single thread, never null.
        Throws:
        TransformerConfigurationException - May throw this during the parse when it is constructing the Templates object and fails.
      • newTransformer

        public Transformer newTransformer()
        Create a new Transformer object that performs a copy of the source to the result.
        Specified by:
        newTransformer in class TransformerFactory
        Returns:
        A Transformer object that may be used to perform a transformation in a single thread, never null.
      • newTemplates

        public Templates newTemplates​(Source source)
                               throws TransformerConfigurationException
        Process the Source into a Templates object, which is a a compiled representation of the source. This Templates object may then be used concurrently across multiple threads. Creating a Templates object allows the TransformerFactory to do detailed performance optimization of transformation instructions, without penalizing runtime transformation.
        Specified by:
        newTemplates in class TransformerFactory
        Parameters:
        source - An object that holds a URL, input stream, etc.
        Returns:
        A Templates object capable of being used for transformation purposes, never null.
        Throws:
        TransformerConfigurationException - May throw this during the parse when it is constructing the Templates object and fails.
      • newTemplates

        public Templates newTemplates​(Source source,
                                      CompilerInfo info)
                               throws TransformerConfigurationException
        Process the Source into a Templates object, which is a a compiled representation of the source. This Templates object may then be used concurrently across multiple threads. Creating a Templates object allows the TransformerFactory to do detailed performance optimization of transformation instructions, without penalizing runtime transformation.
        Parameters:
        source - An object that holds a URL, input stream, etc.
        info - compile-time options for this stylesheet compilation
        Returns:
        A Templates object capable of being used for transformation purposes, never null.
        Throws:
        TransformerConfigurationException - May throw this during the parse when it is constructing the Templates object and fails.
      • getAssociatedStylesheet

        public Source getAssociatedStylesheet​(Source source,
                                              String media,
                                              String title,
                                              String charset)
                                       throws TransformerConfigurationException
        Get the stylesheet specification(s) associated via the xml-stylesheet processing instruction (see http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-stylesheet/) with the document document specified in the source parameter, and that match the given criteria. Note that it is possible to return several stylesheets, in which case they are applied as if they were a list of imports or cascades.
        Specified by:
        getAssociatedStylesheet in class TransformerFactory
        Parameters:
        source - The XML source document.
        media - The media attribute to be matched. May be null, in which case the prefered templates will be used (i.e. alternate = no). Note that Saxon does not implement the complex CSS3-based syntax for media queries. By default, the media value is simply ignored. An algorithm for comparing the requested media with the declared media can be defined using the method Configuration.setMediaQueryEvaluator(Comparator).
        title - The value of the title attribute to match. May be null.
        charset - The value of the charset attribute to match. May be null.
        Returns:
        A Source object suitable for passing to the TransformerFactory.
        Throws:
        TransformerConfigurationException - if any problems occur
      • setURIResolver

        public void setURIResolver​(URIResolver resolver)
        Set an object that is used by default during the transformation to resolve URIs used in xsl:import, or xsl:include.
        Specified by:
        setURIResolver in class TransformerFactory
        Parameters:
        resolver - An object that implements the URIResolver interface, or null.
      • getURIResolver

        public URIResolver getURIResolver()
        Get the object that is used by default during the transformation to resolve URIs used in document(), xsl:import, or xsl:include.
        Specified by:
        getURIResolver in class TransformerFactory
        Returns:
        The URIResolver that was set with setURIResolver.
      • getFeature

        public boolean getFeature​(String name)
        Look up the value of a feature.

        The feature name is any absolute URI.

        Specified by:
        getFeature in class TransformerFactory
        Parameters:
        name - The feature name, which is an absolute URI.
        Returns:
        The current state of the feature (true or false).
      • setErrorListener

        public void setErrorListener​(ErrorListener listener)
                              throws IllegalArgumentException
        Set the error event listener for the TransformerFactory, which is used for the processing of transformation instructions, and not for the transformation itself.

        This method is defined in JAXP but its use with Saxon is deprecated, because the errorListener will be shared by all stylesheet compilations running under this factory, which may be operating concurrently in different threads.

        Specified by:
        setErrorListener in class TransformerFactory
        Parameters:
        listener - The new error listener.
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if listener is null.
      • getErrorListener

        public ErrorListener getErrorListener()
        Get the error event handler for the TransformerFactory.
        Specified by:
        getErrorListener in class TransformerFactory
        Returns:
        The current error listener, which should never be null.
      • newTransformerHandler

        public TransformerHandler newTransformerHandler()
        Get a TransformerHandler object that can process SAX ContentHandler events into a Result. The transformation is defined as an identity (or copy) transformation, for example to copy a series of SAX parse events into a DOM tree.
        Specified by:
        newTransformerHandler in class SAXTransformerFactory
        Returns:
        A non-null reference to a TransformerHandler, that may be used as a ContentHandler for SAX parse events.
      • newTemplatesHandler

        public TemplatesHandler newTemplatesHandler()
        Get a TemplatesHandler object that can process SAX ContentHandler events into a Templates object.
        Specified by:
        newTemplatesHandler in class SAXTransformerFactory
        Returns:
        A non-null reference to a TransformerHandler, that may be used as a ContentHandler for SAX parse events.
      • setFeature

        public void setFeature​(String name,
                               boolean value)
                        throws TransformerConfigurationException

        Set a feature for this TransformerFactory and Transformers or Templates created by this factory.

        Feature names are fully qualified URIs. Implementations may define their own features. An TransformerConfigurationException is thrown if this TransformerFactory or the Transformers or Templates it creates cannot support the feature. It is possible for an TransformerFactory to expose a feature value but be unable to change its state.

        All implementations are required to support the FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING feature. When the feature is:

        • true: the implementation will limit XML processing to conform to implementation limits and behave in a secure fashion as defined by the implementation. Examples include resolving user defined style sheets and functions. If XML processing is limited for security reasons, it will be reported via a call to the registered ErrorListener.fatalError(javax.xml.transform.TransformerException exception). See setErrorListener(javax.xml.transform.ErrorListener listener). In the Saxon implementation, this option causes calls on extension functions and extensions instructions to be disabled, and also disables the use of xsl:result-document to write to secondary output destinations.
        • false: the implementation will processing XML according to the XML specifications without regard to possible implementation limits.
        Specified by:
        setFeature in class TransformerFactory
        Parameters:
        name - Feature name.
        value - Is feature state true or false.
        Throws:
        TransformerConfigurationException - if this TransformerFactory or the Transformers or Templates it creates cannot support this feature.
        NullPointerException - If the name parameter is null.
      • getProcessor

        public Processor getProcessor()
        Get the underlying s9api Processor. (Trapdoor method providing access to underlying implementation details which may change in subsequent releases)
        Returns:
        the processor
        Since:
        9.8.0.5