Parser for parsing XSL file

Question

hello Frndz,
Can you please give me an approach on below query.
Which parser would be better for parsing an .xsl file to replace text content with HTML content?
Any idea on this?
It would be great helpful if you can help me on this.
Cheers,
Cap

Answer 1

Isn't an XSL file a kind of XML file?
If so, doesn't the same logic about "Which parser do I use?" appy?
The answer to this question is the same as 90% of the questions asked in a simplistic form on this forum: "It depends". Usually it depends on things the original poster does not specify in the original post. Such as: how do you intend to invoke the transformer? If you want to invoke this XSL on many different inputs and either specify parameters, or make subtle changes in the XSL contents for things that cannot be changed via parameters, you will need a DOM object, so that limits your choice of parsers. If all you want to know is "does this file that is claimed to be a valid XSL pass the tests?" then you may be able to use a validator rather than a parser. The difference is that a validator only gives a binary result, not a DOM object.
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