It's called a CastorTransformer because it is a cocoon transformer. So why is it a transformer ?
In fact, it might have been a generator. But when you use the CastorGenerator, what you usually want to do is to INSERT the xml serialization of a Bean into the current flow of datas. Image you have a table, and you want to insert 3 beans in 3 <td />'s of the table. If you hade a generator, you must do : -Generate <mybean> <bean1 /> <bean2 /> <bean3/> </bean> -Make an XSL stylesheet that will wrap the <table /> and <td />'s around the beans. With a generator, you can : -Define an XML file with <table> <td><insert-bean /></td>... -Use the transformer to replace the <insert-bean />'s with the apropriate content in the flow. With a transformer, you also can re-transform to insert new beans later in the pipeline, wich is not possible (without cinclude) if you use a generator. fabien. >-----Message d'origine----- >De: Werner Guttmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Date: mardi 9 juillet 2002 17:22 >À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Objet: CastorTransformer > > >Hi, > >I had a look at the CastorTransformer the other day to familiarize >myself with how things are implemented, etc. I still fail to understand >why this component is actually called Castor*Transformer* when clearly >it's role is that of a generator, i.e. a component responsible for >inserying XML (SAX events) into a pipeline. > >Can anybody please enlighten me whether I am misunderstanding/missing >anything fundamental ... > >Thanks >Wenrer > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Please check that your question has not already been answered in the >FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
