The xslt mediator applies the specified XSLT transformation to the selected element of the current message payload.The source attribute specifies how what is the element need to be transform. If the source element is not specified, it defaults to the first child of the soap body. Optionally parameters could be passed into the transformations through the 'property' elements. These properties are corresponding to the XSL parameters and can be accessed during transformation by <xsl:param name="{the name of the property}" />. The 'feature' element defines any features which should be explicitly set to the TransformerFactory. The feature 'http://ws.apache.org/ns/synapse/transform/feature/dom' turns on DOM based transformations instead of serializing elements into Byte streams and/or temporary files. Though this would be better in performance than using byte streams, sometimes it may not work for all transformations.
Finally, the 'resource' element can be used to resolve XSLT imports and includes from the repository. It works in exactly the same way as the corresponding element in a <proxy> definition (Proxy Service).
<xslt key="string" [source="xpath"]> <property name="string" (value="literal" | expression="xpath")/>* <feature name="string" value="true| false" />* <resource location="string" key="string"/>* </xslt>
Figure 1. XSLT Mediator
XSLT Mediator
Manage the properties which would be referred from the xslt in transformation (using get-property(prop-name) xpath extension function).
Figure 2. Add Properties
Specify the features to be enabled in the XSLT transformation. Read the introduction paragraph of this guide for an example feature.
Figure 3. Add Features
XSLT Mediator - Add Features