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The XML Stylesheet Language for Transformation (XSLT) APIs

Figure 3 shows the XSLT APIs in action.

Figure 3 XSLT APIs

A TransformerFactory object is instantiated, and used to create a Transformer. The source object is the input to the transformation process. A source object can be created from SAX reader, from a DOM, or from an input stream.

Similarly, the result object is the result of the transformation process. That object can be a SAX event handler, a DOM, or an output stream.

When the transformer is created, it may be created from a set of transformation instructions, in which case the specified transformations are carried out. If it is created without any specific instructions, then the transformer object simply copies the source to the result.

The XSLT Packages

The XSLT APIs are defined in the following packages:

Table 3 XSLT Packages

Package	Description
javax.xml.transform	Defines the TransformerFactory and Transformer classes, which you use to get a object capable of doing transformations. After creating a transformer object, you invoke its transform() method, providing it with an input (source) and output (result).
javax.xml.transform.dom	Classes to create input (source) and output (result) objects from a DOM.
javax.xml.transform.sax	Classes to create input (source) from a SAX parser and output (result) objects from a SAX event handler.
javax.xml.transform.stream	Classes to create input (source) and output (result) objects from an I/O stream.

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