How to call a java service inside XSLT

[vignesh.govindhan]

We are using xslt for one of the xml transformation. we have a requirement to generate a random id for one of the element during xslt translation.So, I need to call a java service inside xslt to get that value.
could you please suggest how to acheive this?

[Holger_von_Thomsen]

Hi Vignesh,

I don´t think that this will be possible.

I would suggest to call the java service before the xslt step and then use the outcome of this service inside the xslt transformation.

Regards,
Holger

[Nagendra_Prasad]

Hi @vignesh.govindhan ,
Found an old thread that tries to do the same but wasn’t supported . Using WmPublic functions inside xslt stylesheet - #5 by Deltones

Please note that I haven’t tried this , but the XSLT example in the Service Development help guide clearly shows how to call java methods (not java services) from inside an XSLT, refer guide at https://documentation.softwareag.com/webmethods/designer/sdf10-5/10-5_Service_Development_Help.pdf page 380 to 385.
E.g, xmlns:Date="java.util.Date" and use it by calling <xsl:value-of select="Date:toString($date)"/> (page 383)

If your intention is to generate a random id , you can check the javadoc for UUID (Java Platform SE 7 ) and see if this meets your purpose.

Hope this helps,
NP
P.S: A good discussion about its reliability is at How good is Java's UUID.randomUUID? - Stack Overflow