Create Custom XSLT Functions using .NET XSLT Processor

Question

It is possible to create custom functions using .NET 4.5 XSLT processor ?

All I could do is to create templates and call them by sending parameters.

There is a work-around or something ? or should I simple go to 2.0 ?

Something like this:

<xsl:function name="name">
... my function
</xsl:function>

Thanks!

do you mean scripts (vb, etc) inside the xslt? or do you mean external functions on objects that you pass in? both are possible — Marc Gravell
– Marc Gravell, Commented Oct 27, 2014 at 19:57
Hi Marc, I mean like xslt functions, I wanted to create my own function, now I'm using templates, but I wonder if .NET XSLT would work with these functions. — Celso Dias Catarino Neto
– Celso Dias Catarino Neto, Commented Oct 27, 2014 at 20:00

Marc Gravell · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-27 20:01:08Z

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xsl:function is a xsl 2.0 feature. The inbuilt .NET xsl processing is not 2.0 (it is W3C XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 1.0 Recommendation).

You can use script blocks (via XsltSettings.EnableScript), and you can use methods exposed on external objects (via XsltArgumentList.AddExtensionObject). Or you can use a different (2.0) xslt processor; maybe Saxon.

answered Oct 27, 2014 at 20:01

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Nice! I think I will stick with .NET for now.