Apache Xalan

Apache Xalan is an open-source project that provides robust and full-featured libraries for transforming XML documents using XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations). It supports both Java and C++ implementations and adheres to the W3C standards for XSLT 1.0 and XPath 1.0. Xalan enables developers to convert XML data into various formats such as HTML, plain text, or other XML structures, making it a vital tool for data presentation and integration in enterprise applications.

Features

• XSLT 1.0 and XPath 1.0 support
• Java and C++ implementations (Xalan-Java and Xalan-C++)
• Integration with Java APIs like JAXP, SAX, and DOM
• Command-line, servlet, and applet usage options
• Modular architecture with reusable components
• Compatibility with Xerces XML parser

Capabilities

• XML transformation into multiple output formats
• Evaluation of XPath expressions across different object models
• Embedding into applications for dynamic content generation
• Support for cross-platform development and deployment
• Customizable transformation pipelines
• Efficient handling of large XML datasets

Benefits

• Simplifies XML data manipulation and presentation
• Enhances interoperability between systems using XML
• Reduces development time with standardized transformation tools
• Offers flexibility through multiple integration options
• Ensures compliance with W3C standards
• Freely available and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation