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package javax.xml.transform;

An object that implements this interface that can be called by the processor to turn a URI used in document(), xsl:import, or xsl:include into a Source object.

Since:1.4
/** * <p>An object that implements this interface that can be called by the processor * to turn a URI used in document(), xsl:import, or xsl:include into a Source object. * * @since 1.4 */
public interface URIResolver {
Called by the processor when it encounters an xsl:include, xsl:import, or document() function.
Params:
  • href – An href attribute, which may be relative or absolute.
  • base – The base URI against which the first argument will be made absolute if the absolute URI is required.
Throws:
Returns:A Source object, or null if the href cannot be resolved, and the processor should try to resolve the URI itself.
/** * Called by the processor when it encounters * an xsl:include, xsl:import, or document() function. * * @param href An href attribute, which may be relative or absolute. * @param base The base URI against which the first argument will be made * absolute if the absolute URI is required. * * @return A Source object, or null if the href cannot be resolved, * and the processor should try to resolve the URI itself. * * @throws TransformerException if an error occurs when trying to * resolve the URI. */
public Source resolve(String href, String base) throws TransformerException; }