Question

Is there a way to get the current xml data when we make our own custom XPath function (see here).

I know you have access to an XPathContext but is this enough?

Example:

Our XML:

<foo>   <bar>smang</bar>   <fizz>buzz</fizz> </foo> 

Our XSL:

<xsl:template match='/'>   <xsl:value-of select='ourFunction()' /> </xsl:template> 

How do we get the entire XML tree?

Edit: To clarify: I’m creating a custom function that ends up executing static Java code (it’s a Saxon feature). So, in this Java code, I wish to be able to get elements from the XML tree, such as bar and fizz, and their CDATA, such as smang and buzz.

Answer 1

Try changing your XSL so you call ‘ourFunction(/)’. That should pass the root node to the function. You could also try . or ..

You’ll presumably need to change the signature of the implementing function, I’ll let someone else help with that.