Re: regexp:test() not working

Gaurav Bhatnagar wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm a programmer for the University of Michigan Library and am working 
> on extracting some data from XML files using XSLT and Java.  It's 
> necessary that I use regular expressions for Strings to test and match 
> certain criteria for data filtering purposes.
> 
> I just found out about EXSLT and have tried using the regexp:test() 
> function, but continue to get the same error again and again.  I'm using 
> the Oxygen XML Editor on Mac OS X Tiger, Intel.  The Editor is 
> configured to use Saxon 6.6.5.


this is the number 1 FAQ for using EXSLT.

either there *exists* an implementation that uses pure XSLT template (or 
scripting like javascript) or the XSLT processor itself implements the 
function.

a) check to see if your specific XSLT processor implements your desired 
EXSLT function

b) check www.exslt.org if there exists an XSLT template (or javascript 
if this is acceptable)

in the case of b) you should only import the single function (not the 
module level imports)...check archives for reasons why.

gl, Jim Fuller

> The error message I'm getting is:
> 
>> The URI http://exslt.org/regular-expressions does not identify an 
>> external Java class
> 
> 
> I've tried the two following options:
> 
>> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.1"
>>     xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>>     xmlns:func="http://exslt.org/functions"
>>     xmlns:regexp="http://exslt.org/regular-expressions"
>>     extension-element-prefixes="regexp func">
>>    
>>     <func:script implements-prefix="regexp"
>>         language="exslt:javascript"
>>         src="regexpEXSLT/functions/test/regexp.test.js" />
>>     ...
>>     <xsl:if test="regexp:test($textString, '/d') = true()">
> 
> 
> AND
> 
>> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
>>     xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>>     xmlns:regexp="http://exslt.org/regular-expressions"
>>     extension-element-prefixes="regexp">
>>    
>>     <xsl:import href="regexpEXSLT/functions/test/regexp.test.msxsl.xsl" />
>>     ...
>>     <xsl:if test="regexp:test($textString, '/d') = true()">
> 
> 
> In both scenarios, I get the same error.
> 
> I just took the xmlns statement from the EXSLT website - is there a 
> different namespace I should be referring to?  I definitely have the 
> source files in the locations listed.
> 
> I am somewhat new to XSLT and would appreciate any advice at all on how 
> to get the EXSLT regular expressions functions working.
> 
> Thanks very much.
> 
> Bye bye,
> Gaurav
> 
> Gaurav Bhatnagar
> Application Programmer/Analyst
> University of Michigan Library
> +1.734.763.8948
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> 
> 
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