XSLT TRANSFORMATION FROM XML TO plain Text

[pradeep gummi]

I have an XML FILE that is to be converted to Plain Text using an XSL
file. Since I just want plain text, I do not want to set any root
element during transformation.And if I do not any root element during
transformation, it return s "java.lang.IllegalStateException: Root
element not set" exception. If I add any element for the enclosed
root, it works.
Note: I am using XMLOutputter object of JDOM API, packages
javax.xml.transform and javax.xml.transform.stream.*
Example XML file:
<root><nextpart>test</nextpart></root>
*******************XSL FILE that returns
exception*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template>
...........
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
***********************XSL FILE modified*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<document>
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template></document>
........
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
This change would generate an output:
<document>Hello This is the content.</document>
But I would just want the text without <document> tag.

Any suggestions
thanks
pradeep

[Martin Honnen]

pradeep gummi wrote:

I have an XML FILE that is to be converted to Plain Text using an XSL
file. Since I just want plain text, I do not want to set any root
element during transformation.And if I do not any root element during
transformation, it return s "java.lang.IllegalStateException: Root
element not set" exception. If I add any element for the enclosed
root, it works.
Note: I am using XMLOutputter object of JDOM API, packages
javax.xml.transform and javax.xml.transform.stream.*
I don't know JDOM but if you want to output plain text then XMLOutputter
sounds like the wrong tool to use


Example XML file:
<root><nextpart>test</nextpart></root>
*******************XSL FILE that returns
exception*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template>
..........
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
***********************XSL FILE modified*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<document>
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template></document>
.......
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
This change would generate an output:
<document>Hello This is the content.</document>
But I would just want the text without <document> tag.

Any suggestions
thanks
pradeep

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Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[pradeep gummi]

Hi Martin,
I need to use JDOM API for that. The outputter classes that it provides are
DOMOutputter, SAXOutputter, XMLOutputter. Any suggestions that I can use of these.
thanks
pradeep

Martin Honnen <Ma***********@t-online.de> wrote in message news:<3F**************@t-online.de>...

pradeep gummi wrote:

I have an XML FILE that is to be converted to Plain Text using an XSL
file. Since I just want plain text, I do not want to set any root
element during transformation.And if I do not any root element during
transformation, it return s "java.lang.IllegalStateException: Root
element not set" exception. If I add any element for the enclosed
root, it works.
Note: I am using XMLOutputter object of JDOM API, packages
javax.xml.transform and javax.xml.transform.stream.*

I don't know JDOM but if you want to output plain text then XMLOutputter
sounds like the wrong tool to use

Example XML file:
<root><nextpart>test</nextpart></root>
*******************XSL FILE that returns
exception*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template>
..........
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
***********************XSL FILE modified*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<document>
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template></document>
.......
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
This change would generate an output:
<document>Hello This is the content.</document>
But I would just want the text without <document> tag.

Any suggestions
thanks
pradeep

[pradeep gummi]

Hi Andy,
If you look in the XSL file that I have written you would see
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/> enclosed in that. I dont
think that is the problem. My problem is I am using XMLOutputter of
JDOM API which I believe does not output plain text document with out
any root. I would lik to know what kind of object from JDOM api should
I be using that helps to output plain text from XML transformation
without having a root element.
any suggestions...
thanking you
pradeep
"Andy Fish" <aj****@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:<aq********************@news-text.cableinet.net>...

you need to use

<xsl:output method="text"/>

this will make sure only text nodes within the output XML get rendered

"pradeep gummi" <pr***********@villanova.edu> wrote in message
news:ba**************************@posting.google.c om...

I have an XML FILE that is to be converted to Plain Text using an XSL
file. Since I just want plain text, I do not want to set any root
element during transformation.And if I do not any root element during
transformation, it return s "java.lang.IllegalStateException: Root
element not set" exception. If I add any element for the enclosed
root, it works.
Note: I am using XMLOutputter object of JDOM API, packages
javax.xml.transform and javax.xml.transform.stream.*
Example XML file:
<root><nextpart>test</nextpart></root>
*******************XSL FILE that returns
exception*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template>
..........
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
***********************XSL FILE modified*****************************
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="text" indent="yes"/>
<xsl:template match="root">
<document>
<xsl:text>Hello This is the content.</xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates select="nextpart"/>
</xsl:template></document>
.......
</xsl:stylesheet>
************************xsl file****************************
This change would generate an output:
<document>Hello This is the content.</document>
But I would just want the text without <document> tag.

Any suggestions
thanks
pradeep