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132 DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR

The DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR package provides an interface to manage the contents and structure of XML documents.

This chapter contains the following topics:


Using DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR

This section contains topics which relate to using the DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR package.


Overview

The DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR package provides an interface to manage the contents and structure of XML documents.

Standards

This PL/SQL implementation of the XSL processor follows the W3C XSLT working draft rev WD-xslt-19990813 and includes the required behavior of an XSL processor in terms of how it must read XSLT stylesheets and the transformation it must effect.

Concepts

The Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) describes rules for transforming a source tree into a result tree. A transformation expressed in XSLT is called a stylesheet. The transformation specified is achieved by associating patterns with templates defined in the stylesheet. A template is instantiated to create part of the result tree.

Implementation

The following is the default behavior for this PL/SQL XSL Processor:


Summary of DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR Subprograms

Table 132-1 DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR Package Subprograms

Method Description
CLOB2FILE Procedure
Writes content of a CLOB into a file
FREEPROCESSOR Procedure
Frees a processor object
FREESTYLESHEET Procedure
Frees a stylesheet object
NEWPROCESSOR Function
Returns a new processor instance
NEWSTYLESHEET Functions
Creates a new stylesheet from input and reference URLs
PROCESSXSL Functions and Procedures
Transforms an input XML document
READ2CLOB Function
Reads content of the file into a CLOB
REMOVEPARAM Procedure
Removes a top-level stylesheet parameter
RESETPARAMS Procedure
Resets the top-level stylesheet parameters
SELECTNODES Function
Selects nodes from a DOM tree that match a pattern
SELECTSINGLENODE Function
Selects the first node from the tree that matches a pattern
SETERRORLOG Procedure
Sets errors to be sent to the specified file
SETPARAM Procedure
Sets a top-level parameter in the stylesheet
SHOWWARNINGS Procedure
Turns warnings on or off
TRANSFORMNODE Function
Transforms a node in a DOM tree using a stylesheet
VALUEOF Function and Procedure
Gets the value of the first node that matches a pattern


CLOB2FILE Procedure

This procedure writes content of a CLOB into a file.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.CLOB2FILE(
  cl          IN  CLOB;
  flocation   IN  VARCHAR2,
  fname       IN  VARCHAR2,
  csid        IN  NUMBER:=0);

Parameters

Table 132-2 CLOB2FILE Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
CLOB File directory
flocation File directory
fname File name
csid Character set id of the file
  • Must be a valid Oracle id; otherwise returns an error

  • If 0, content of the output file will be in the database character set



FREEPROCESSOR Procedure

This procedure Frees a Processor object.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.FREEPROCESSOR(
  p  IN  Processor);

Parameters

Table 132-3 FREEPROCESSOR Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
p Processor


FREESTYLESHEET Procedure

This procedure frees a Stylesheet object.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.FREESTYLESHEET(
  ss  IN  Stylesheet);

Parameters

Table 132-4 FREESTYLESHEET Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
ss Stylesheet


NEWPROCESSOR Function

This function returns a new Processor instance. The function must be called before the default behavior of Processor can be changed and if other processor methods need to be used.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.NEWPROCESSOR
 RETURN Processor;

NEWSTYLESHEET Functions

This function creates and returns a new Stylesheet instance. The options are described in the following table.

Syntax

Creates and returns a new stylesheet instance using the given DOMDOCUMENT and reference URLs:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.NEWSTYLESHEET(
   xmldoc  IN   DOMDOCUMENT,
   ref     IN   VARCHAR2) 
 RETURN Stylesheet;

Creates and returns a new Stylesheet instance using the given input and reference URLs:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.NEWSTYLESHEET(
   inp    IN   VARCHAR2,
   ref    IN   VARCHAR2) 
 RETURN Stylesheet;

Parameters

Table 132-5 NEWSTYLESHEET Function Parameters

Parameter Description
xmldoc DOMDocument to use for construction
inp Input URL to use for construction
ref Reference URL


PROCESSXSL Functions and Procedures

This function transforms input XMLDocument. Any changes to the default processor behavior should be effected before calling this procedure. An application error is raised if processing fails.

Syntax

Transforms input XMLDocument using given DOMDocument and stylesheet, and returns the resultant document fragment:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p      IN   Processor,
   ss     IN   Stylesheet,
   xmldoc IN   DOMDOCUMENT), 
 RETURN DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT;

Transforms input XMLDocument using given document as URL and the Stylesheet, and returns the resultant document fragment:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p     IN   Processor,
   ss    IN   Stylesheet,
   url   IN   VARCHAR2, 
 RETURN DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT;

Transforms input XMLDocument using given document as CLOB and the Stylesheet, and returns the resultant document fragment:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p     IN   Processor,
   ss    IN  Stylesheet,
   clb   IN  CLOB)
 RETURN DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT;


Transforms input XMLDocument using given DOMDOCUMENT and the stylesheet, and writes the output to the specified file:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.(
   p           IN    Processor,
   ss          IN    Stylesheet,
   xmldoc      IN    DOMDOCUMENT,
   dir         IN    VARCHAR2,
   fileName    IN    VARCHAR2);

Transforms input XMLDocument using given URL and the stylesheet, and writes the output to the specified file in a specified directory:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p          IN    Processor,
   ss         IN    Stylesheet,
   url        IN    VARCHAR2,
   dir        IN    VARCHAR2,
   fileName   IN    VARCHAR2);

Transforms input XMLDocument using given DOMDOCUMENT and the stylesheet, and writes the output to a CLOB:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p          IN      Processor,
   ss         IN      Stylesheet,
   xmldoc     IN      DOMDOCUMENT,
   cl         IN OUT  CLOB);

Transforms input XMLDocument using given DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT and the stylesheet, and returns the resultant document fragment:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p         IN    Processor,
   ss        IN    Stylesheet,
   xmldf     IN    DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT)
 RETURN DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT;

Transforms input XMLDocumentFragment using given DOMDocumentFragment and the stylesheet, and writes the output to the specified file in a specified directory:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p         IN    Processor,
   ss        IN    Stylesheet,
   xmldf     IN    DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT,
   dir       IN    VARCHAR2,
   filename  IN    VARCHAR2);

Transforms input XMLDocumentFragment using given DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT and the stylesheet, and writes the output to a buffer:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p          IN       Processor,
   ss         IN       Stylesheet,
   xmldf      IN       DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT,
   buf        IN OUT   VARCHAR2);

Transforms input XMLDocumentFragment using given DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT and the stylesheet, and writes the output to a CLOB:

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.PROCESSXSL(
   p          IN      Processor,
   ss         IN      Stylesheet,
   xmldf      IN      DOMDOCUMENTFRAGMENT,
   cl         IN OUT  CLOB);

Parameters

Table 132-6 PROCESSXSL Function and Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
p Processor instance
ss Stylesheet instance
xmldoc XML document being transformed
url URL for the information being transformed
clb CLOB containing information to be transformed
dir Directory where processing output file is saved
filename Processing output file
cl CLOB to which the processing output is saved
xmldf XMLDocumentFragment being transformed


READ2CLOB Function

This function reads content of a file into a CLOB.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.READ2CLOB(
   flocation     IN   VARCHAR2,
   fname         IN   VARCHAR2,
   csid          IN   NUMBER:=0)
 RETURN CLOB;

Parameters

Table 132-7 READ2CLOB Function Parameters

Parameter Description
flocation File directory
fname File name
csid Character set id of the file
  • Must be a valid Oracle id; otherwise returns an error

  • If 0, input file is assumed to be in the database character set



REMOVEPARAM Procedure

This procedure removes a top level stylesheet parameter.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.REMOVEPARAM(
   ss     IN  Stylesheet,
   name   IN  VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 132-8 REMOVEPARAM Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
ss Stylesheet instance
name Name of the parameter


RESETPARAMS Procedure

This procedure resets the top-level stylesheet parameters.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.RESETPARAMS(
   ss  IN   Stylesheet);

Parameters

Table 132-9 RESETPARAMS Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
ss Stylesheet instance


SELECTNODES Function

This function selects nodes which match the given pattern from a DOM tree, and returns the result of the selection.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.SELECTNODES( 
   n        IN   DOMNODE,
   pattern  IN   VARCHAR2)
 RETURN DOMNODELIST;

Parameters

Table 132-10 SELECTNODES Function Parameters

Parameter Description
n Root DOMNode of the tree
pattern Pattern to use


SELECTSINGLENODE Function

This function selects the first node from the tree that matches the given pattern, and returns that node.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.SELECTSINGLENODE(
   n         IN   DOMNODE,
   pattern   IN   VARCHAR2)
 RETURN DOMNode;

Parameters

Table 132-11

Parameter Description
n Root DOMNode of the tree
pattern Pattern to use


SETERRORLOG Procedure

This procedure sets errors to be sent to the specified file.

Note:

This subprogram has been deprecated, and is included only for reasons of backward compatibility.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.SETERRORLOG(
   p         IN   Processor,
   fileName  IN   VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 132-12 SETERRORLOG Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
p Processor instance
fileName Complete path of the file to use as the error log


SETPARAM Procedure

This procedure sets a top level parameter in the stylesheet. The parameter value must be a valid XPath expression. Literal string values must be quoted.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.SETPARAM(
   ss      IN   Stylesheet,
   name    IN   VARCHAR2,
   value   IN   VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 132-13 SETPARAM Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
ss Stylesheet instance
name Name of the parameter
value Value of the parameter


SHOWWARNINGS Procedure

This procedure turns warnings on (TRUE) or off (FALSE).

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.SHOWWARNINGS(
   p     IN   Processor,
   yes   IN   BOOLEAN);

Parameters

Table 132-14 SHOWWARNINGS Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
p Processor instance
yes Mode to set: TRUE to show warnings, FALSE otherwise


TRANSFORMNODE Function

This function transforms a node in a DOM tree using the given stylesheet, and returns the result of the transformation as a DOMDocumentFragment.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.TRANSFORMNODE(
   n    IN  DOMNODE,
   ss   IN  Stylesheet)
 RETURN DOMDocumentFragment;

Parameters

Table 132-15 TRANSFORMNODE Function Parameters

Parameter Description
n DOMNode to transform
ss Stylesheet to use


VALUEOF Function and Procedure

This subprogram retrieves the value of the first node from the tree that matches the given pattern. You can use either a function or a procedure.

Syntax

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.VALUEOF(
  n           IN    DBMS_XMLDOM.DOMNODE,
  pattern     IN    VARCHAR2,
  namespace   IN    VARCHAR2 := NULL)
 RETURN VARCHAR2;

DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.VALUEOF(
  n           IN    DBMS_XMLDOM.DOMNODE,
  pattern     IN    VARCHAR2,
  val         OUT   VARCHAR2,
  namespace   IN    VARCHAR2 := NULL);

Parameters

Table 132-16 VALUEOF Function and Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
n Node whose value is being retrieved
pattern Pattern to use
val Retrieved value
namespace Namespace to use