Writing C# Code In Xslt

Many things cannot be done in xslt directly due to a lack of manipulation functions. In order to cure that, Microsoft has provided a way to include c# code directly in xslt. Here’s an example:

<?xml version=“1.0“ encoding=“utf-8“ ?>

  <xsl:stylesheet version=“1.0“ xmlns:xsl=“http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform“ xmlns:msxsl=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt“ xmlns:ClassNameHere=“dummy namespace here“>

    <msxsl:script language=“C#“ implements-prefix=“ClassNameHere“>

      <![CDATA[

        public string MethodName(/* some parameters here*/)

        {

          return /*something*/;

        }

    ]]>

  </msxsl:script>

  <xsl:template match=“//Some Node“>

    <xsl:value-of select=“ClassNameHere:MethodName(SomeNodeHere)“/>

  </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>