XmlDataSource::OnTransforming Method
Raises the Transforming event before the XmlDataSource control performs an XSLT transformation on its XML data.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information, see Consuming Events.
The OnTransforming method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.
Notes to Inheritors:When overriding OnTransforming in a derived class, be sure to call the OnTransforming method of the base class so that registered delegates receive the event.
The following code example demonstrates how to use an XmlDataSource control with a TreeView control to display transformed XML data. The XML transformation is performed using the style sheet indicated by the TransformFile property. Additionally, the style sheet uses transform arguments that are passed to the data source control in an XsltArgumentList object at runtime. The code example demonstrates how to pass the XsltArgumentList object to the data source control by handling the Transforming event with a custom event handler, which is identified by name of the method set for the OnTransforming method.
The XML file in the code example has the following data:
<bookstore>
<genre name="fiction">
<book ISBN="0000000000">
<title>Secrets of Silicon Valley</title>
<price>12.95</price>
<chapters>
<chapter num="1" name="Introduction" />
<chapter num="2" name="Body" />
<chapter num="3" name="Conclusion" />
</chapters>
</book>
</genre>
<genre name="novel">
<book genre="novel" ISBN="1111111111">
<title>Straight Talk About Computers</title>
<price>24.95</price>
<chapters>
<chapter num="1" name="Introduction" />
<chapter num="2" name="Body" />
<chapter num="3" name="Conclusion" />
</chapters>
</book>
</genre>
</bookstore>
The XML transformation is performed using the following style sheet.
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:param name="purchdate"/>
<xsl:template match="bookstore">
<bookstore>
<xsl:apply-templates select="genre"/>
</bookstore>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="genre">
<genre>
<xsl:attribute name="name">
<xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:apply-templates select="book"/>
</genre>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="book">
<book>
<xsl:attribute name="ISBN">
<xsl:value-of select="@ISBN"/>
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="title">
<xsl:value-of select="title"/>
Price: <xsl:value-of select="price"/>
15% discount if purchased by: <xsl:value-of select="$purchdate"/>
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:apply-templates select="chapters/chapter" />
</book>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="chapter">
<chapter>
<xsl:attribute name="num">
<xsl:value-of select="@num"/>
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="name">
<xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</chapter>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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