XSLT Generator.. please help

[suku123]

suku123 (Programmer) Jan 20, 2005
Hi,
I am trying to build an XSLT Generator. The input to this XSLT Generator is an XSD (say, source.xsd) AND the output format is Target.xsd. The objective is to generate an XSL.

Where do I start? Any design guidelines, best practices that you can suggest.

Is there any source code available anywhere?

Appreciate your help.

thanks
Suki

 

[flumpy]

I think you have some wires crossed somewhere, that or you don't really understand what an XSD is...?

XSD mean "XML Schema Definition" and files of this type contain generic descriptions and rules by which elements within an XML document should follow. Basically what this means is that it describes an abstract set of rules to which the XML document must conform. Eg, it will define if the element <cat> can contain the attribute "claws" and how many sub elements (eg, <kittens>) it can contain, what order the sub elements are in etc etc. Take this example:

  <xsd:element name="cat">
        <xsl:element name="kitten"/>
        <xsd:attribute name="claws" type="xsd:positiveInteger"/>
  </xsd:element>

Read more at

http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/

for a primer.

XSD is far too loose and general to allow you to auto generate XSL from it. Because of this, you can create a XSD file from an XML document, but not the other way around.


Cheers

M