JViews SDM Module 6.0 Release Notes

This document describes the main changes that have been made to the JViews SDM module since version 5.5.

Incompatibilities
General Changes
Library Changes
New Packages

New Interfaces and Classes

• ilog.views.sdm.event.SDMEngineSelectionEvent
• ilog.views.sdm.event.SDMEngineSelectionListener
• ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvDefaultLaneGraphic
• ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralLinkTunnelCrossings
• ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvSimpleLink
• ilog.views.sdm.interactor.IlvSDMCompositeSelectInteractor
• ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvJDBCSDMModel
• ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvMultipleSDMModel
• ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvTableSDMModel
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvBlinkingColor
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvBlinkingRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvCSSSDM
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvCompositeRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvLegendRenderer.LegendLayer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSDMCSSFunction
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSDMFreeLinkConnector
• ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvCSSJViews
• ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvNotAnSDMDocumentException
• ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvSDMMutableStyleSheet

Modified Classes

• ilog.views.sdm.IlvSDMEngine
• ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralLink
• ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralNode
• ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvURLGraphic
• ilog.views.sdm.interactor.IlvMakeSDMLinkInteractor
• ilog.views.sdm.interactor.IlvMakeSDMNodeInteractor
• ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvBasicSDMModel
• ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvFilterSDMModel
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvFilterSDMRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvLegendRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvRendererUtil
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSDMRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvStyleSheetRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSubGraphRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSubGraphRenderer.CollapsedGraphic
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSubGraphRenderer.GraphicManagerFrame
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvGraphLayoutRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvGraphLayoutRenderer.ParameterSetter
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvLabelLayoutRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvSwimLanesRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.renderer.maps.IlvMapRenderer
• ilog.views.sdm.swing.IlvSDMUndoManager
• ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvSDMDropTarget
• ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvXMLConnector
• ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvXSLConnector

Incompatibilities

• Messages are now logged (through the java.util.logging API) by the CSS engine when errors or warnings are detected while processing style sheets. With the default configuration of the logging system, these messages will be printed on the console, whereas in JViews 5.5 the warnings were silently ignored. It is recommended that you fix these warnings in your style sheets. You can also modify the settings of the logging system to disable printing on the console. See the Java SDK documentation for details on the logging system.
• The IlvStyleSheetRenderer now resets the position of nodes each time their graphical properties are changed. For example, if you select a node, the rules with the :selected pseudo-class are applied, then the x and y coordinates are read from the data model, and the node is moved accordingly. This operation is required because some properties set in the style sheet may change the position of the node, for example, if you change the shape of an IlvGeneralPath object. In JViews 5.5, the positions of nodes were not correct in such cases. The new behavior ensures that the positions of nodes are correct, but it may slightly change the selection behavior of existing applications if the style for selected nodes changes the bounding box of the node, for example if a label or a decoration is added only for selected nodes.
• The method setIncrementalMode of the class IlvGraphLayoutRenderer, which was deprecated in JViews 5.5, has been removed.
• The setJavaColorNamesFirst flag of the SDM engine is now false by default. This may change some colors in existing applications. In this case, you can either use absolute color values, or set the flag to true.
• The IlvStyleSheetRenderer does not try to place nodes in rows when no x/y properties are set in the data model. All nodes that do not have x/y coordinates are now placed in 0,0 (unless a graph layout algorithm is performed).
• The IlvGeneralNode class now uses the new IlvText class internally to display the node's labels. This new text class provides better performance and more accurate bounding boxes. As a side effect, the general node labels may be displayed slightly differently: the bounding box will usually be a bit larger, and multiline labels will be evenly spaced according to the font's baseline. If needed, you can switch back to the JViews 5.5 behavior (using IlvZoomableLabels): see the reference manual for details.
• The class IlvCSSFunction has been renamed to IlvSDMCSSFunction.
• The ToolTipText property is not supported any more in style sheets. Use toolTipText instead.
• The references @id (to the object's ID) and @type (to the object's type) in style sheets must be replaced by @__ID and @__TYPE respectively, to avoid clashes with possible existing properties in the data model.

General Changes

• A new License Manager called Java License Manager 2.0 (JLM) has been introduced. For more information about JLM, see Using License Keys.
• SDM is now contained in the JViews Diagrammer product. Existing applications can continue to use the SDM engine directly. For new applications, it is recommended to use IlvDiagrammer instead.
• New features of the CSS engine:
  • Constants: Constants are defined in a specific at-rule:
    
    @constants {
    WIDTH : "4";
    HEIGHT : "8";
    }
    
    They are replaced at parsing time in the right-hand part of a declaration inside the expression "@|const(<key>)", for example:
    
    width: @|const(WIDTH) ;
    area: @|@|const(WIDTH)*@|const(HEIGHT) ;
    
    will give width=4 and area=@|4*8, that is 32
    Constants can be overridden or augmented within the CSS document. They can also be imported from an @import statement.
  • Expressions can not be used in rule selectors.
  • The new pseudo-class :init can be used to set properties only when a bean is created.
  • Objects created through a "@#" construct now take pseudo-classes into account.
    

Library Changes

New Packages

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.sdm.event.SDMEngineSelectionEvent

An SDMEngineSelectionEvent is sent by an ilog.views.sdm.IlvSDMEngine to SDMEngineSelectionListener objects to notify them that the set of selected objects in an SDM engine has changed.

ilog.views.sdm.event.SDMEngineSelectionListener

The SDMEngineSelectionListener interface is used by an ilog.views.sdm.IlvSDMEngine to notify listeners of changes in the set of selected objects.

ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvDefaultLaneGraphic

This is the default graphic object used to represent swimlanes.

ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralLinkTunnelCrossings

An IlvGeneralLinkTunnelCrossings is an auxiliary graphic that is used in combination with an IlvGeneralLink.

ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvSimpleLink

A link between two nodes of a grapher with several points.

ilog.views.sdm.interactor.IlvSDMCompositeSelectInteractor

This subclass of the standard JViews ilog.views.interactor.IlvSelectInteractor handles the selection of objects that are contained in ilog.views.graphic.composite.IlvCompositeGraphic objects (instead of being contained in an ilog.views.IlvGrapher, which is the normal case).

ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvJDBCSDMModel

This class implements an SDM model that reads its contents from a database through the JDBC API.

ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvMultipleSDMModel

The class IlvMultipleSDMModel lets you combine several SDM models (called the "submodels") into a single one.

ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvTableSDMModel

This class is an adapter between a Swing javax.swing.table.TableModel and an ilog.views.sdm.IlvSDMModel.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvBlinkingColor

This class defines a blinking color and is designed to be used with the class IlvBlinkingRenderer.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvBlinkingRenderer

The class IlvBlinkingRenderer is a filtering renderer that makes the grapher objects blink.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvCSSSDM

Bridge between SDM (IlvStryleSheetRenderer) and CSS (IlvCSSSupport).

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvCompositeRenderer

The class IlvCompositeRenderer manages IlvSDMCompositeNode and IlvSDMCompositeLink.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvLegendRenderer.LegendLayer

This inner class is public only so that it can be saved to IVL files.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSDMCSSFunction

This interface defines functions in IlvStyleSheetRenderer, so they can be called from a style sheet.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSDMFreeLinkConnector

This class implements a special free link connector that takes into account the link connection rectangle of a node.

ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvCSSJViews

This subclass of IlvCSSBeans provides access to JViews objects.

ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvNotAnSDMDocumentException

This exception is thrown by the IlvXMLConnector when an attempt is made to read an XML stream that does not contain an SDM document.

ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvSDMMutableStyleSheet

This is a mutable style sheet.

Modified Classes

ilog.views.sdm.IlvSDMEngine

• Overview of new features:
  • Interactive resizing of nodes is now supported.
  • A new listener is available to be notified of selection changes.

   

• New methods:
  • addSDMEngineSelectionListener(SDMEngineSelectionListener): Adds an ilog.views.sdm.event.SDMEngineSelectionListener to this SDM engine.
  • applyStyle(Object, String, String[]): Applies the current style sheet(s) of this SDM engine to a bean.
  • applyStyle(Object, Object, String[]): Applies the current style sheet(s) of this SDM engine to a bean.
  • getSelectionPseudoClass(): Returns the pseudo-class used to style selected objects.
  • setSelectionPseudoClass(String): Changes the pseudo-class used to style selected objects.
  • isJavaColorNamesFirst(): Returns true if Java color names are to be used instead of SVG color names when there is a conflict.
  • setJavaColorNamesFirst(boolean): Specifies whether to use Java color names or SVG color names when there is a conflict.
  • isLinkLayoutEnabledWhileMoving(): Returns true if the automatic link layout is enabled while moving a node.
  • setLinkLayoutEnabledWhileMoving(boolean): Enables or disables the automatic link layout while moving nodes.
  • isResizingAllowed(): Returns true if the user is allowed to resize nodes interactively.
  • setResizingAllowed(boolean): Allows or forbids the user to resize nodes interactively.
  • readXML(Reader, boolean): Reads an XML description of an SDM data model from a Reader.
  • readXML(Reader): Reads an XML description of an SDM data model from a Reader.
  • recreateObject(Object, boolean, boolean): Re-creates a graphic representation of a model object.
  • removeSDMEngineSelectionListener(SDMEngineSelectionListener): Removes an ilog.views.sdm.event.SDMEngineSelectionListener from this SDM engine.
  • scrollToObject(Object): Makes sure that an object is visible in the reference view of this SDM engine.
  • writeXML(Writer): Writes the data contained in the current data model to a Writer.

ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralLink

• Overview of new features:
  • Links can be orthogonal, even if no link layout is performed.
  • Orthogonal links can have "rounded" bends with a customizable radius.
  • Special graphic effects, such as a "tunnel" effect, can be displayed at link crossings.
• New methods:
  • calcBoundingBox(IlvTransformer): Calculates the bounding rectangle of the link.
  • createCrossingGraphic(int): Creates the appropriate crossing graphic.
  • getArrowSize(float, IlvTransformer): Returns the size of the arrow for the corresponding IlvTransformer and lineWidth.
  • getBackArrowSize(float, IlvTransformer): Returns the size of the backward arrow for the corresponding IlvTransformer and lineWidth.
  • getDrawingLinkPoints(IlvTransformer): Returns the link points used to draw the polyline of the link.
  • getObject(String): Returns the graphic object with that name if it exists in the bag; otherwise returns null.
  • getPolylinePosition(IlvPoint[], float, double[], IlvTransformer): Utility function to return the position of a point along a polyline.
  • getRadius(): Returns current radius for rounded links.
  • setRadius(float): Sets radius for rounded link.
  • getShape(IlvPoint[], IlvTransformer): Returns the shape of the link, according to the given intermediate points.
  • getSimpleShape(IlvPoint[], IlvTransformer): Returns the shape of the link, according to the given intermediate points.
  • isCrossingEnabled(): Returns true if crossings are shown on the link.
  • mergeCrossings(float, float, float, IlvTransformer): Returns whether to merge two subsequent crossings.
  • roundedFromManyPoints(IlvPoint[], float, IlvTransformer): Called by shapeFromPoints() to generate a straight shape with rounded corners.
  • setBackOriented(boolean): Sets whether the link is backward oriented.
  • setCrossingMode(int): Sets the crossing mode of the link.
  • setOrthogonal(boolean): Enables the orthogonal mode of the link.
  • shapeFromPoints(IlvPoint[], IlvTransformer): Generates a shape from the given points.

ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralNode

• Overview of new features:
  • The general node's label is implemented internally using the new IlvText object, which leads to better rendering and performance.
• New methods:
  • isUseIlvText(): Returns the flag specifying whether the label of this general node is an ilog.views.graphic.IlvText or an ilog.views.graphic.IlvZoomableLabel.
  • setUseIlvText(boolean): Specifies whether the label of the general node will be an ilog.views.graphic.IlvText or an ilog.views.graphic.IlvZoomableLabel.
  • isUseIlvTextDefault(): Returns the default value of the "use IlvText" flag.
  • setUseIlvTextDefault(boolean): Changes the default value of the "use IlvText" flag.

ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvURLGraphic

• Overview of new features:
  • Setting the foreground and background colors of the URL graphic sets the colors of all the elements.

 

• New methods:
  • setBackground(Color): Sets the background color of all the objects in the graphic set.
  • setForeground(Color): Sets the foreground color of all the objects in the graphic set.

ilog.views.sdm.interactor.IlvMakeSDMLinkInteractor

• Overview of new features:
  • New methods for easier subclassing.
• New methods:
  • getFromObject(): Returns the SDM model object that will be the origin of the newly created link.
  • getToObject(): Returns the SDM model object that will be the destination of the newly created link.

ilog.views.sdm.interactor.IlvMakeSDMNodeInteractor

• Overview of new features:
  • New "auto-edit label" mode: in this mode, the user can type the label of the node immediately after the node is created.
  • "Drop-on-link": dropping a node on an existing link inserts the node on that link, that is, the destination of the existing link is set to the new node, and a new link is created from the new node to the previous destination of the link.
• New methods:
  • isAutoEditLabel(): Returns true if this interactor is in "auto-edit-label" mode, that is, if it will automatically install a label editing interactor as soon as the new node is created.
  • setAutoEditLabel(boolean): Sets the "auto-edit-label" mode of this interactor.

ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvBasicSDMModel

• Overview of new features:
  • New contains method.
• New methods:
  • contains(Object): Tests if the object is contained in this model, that is, if it has been added to the model using addObject and not removed from the model using removeObject.

ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvFilterSDMModel

• Overview of new features:
  • SDM model listener methods are now public, for easier subclassing.
• New methods:
  • adjustmentFinished(SDMModelEvent): This method is called at the end of an adjustment sequence on the underlying filtered model.
  • dataChanged(SDMModelEvent): This method is called when the contents of the underlying filtered model are changed.
  • linkDestinationChanged(SDMModelEvent): This method is called when the destination of a link has changed in the underlying filtered model.
  • linkSourceChanged(SDMModelEvent): This method is called when the source of a link has changed in the underlying filtered model.
  • objectAdded(SDMModelEvent): This method is called when an object is added to the underlying filtered model.
  • objectRemoved(SDMModelEvent): This method is called when an object is removed from the underlying filtered model.
  • propertyChanged(SDMPropertyChangeEvent): This method is called when a property of an object of the underlying filtered model is changed.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvFilterSDMRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • New method moveResizeNodeGraphic, which allows the renderer to control the position and size of nodes.
• New methods:
  • moveResizeNodeGraphic(IlvSDMEngine, Object, IlvGraphic, IlvRect, int): Moves the graphic to its final position

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvLegendRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • New methods to exclude the legend from the grapher's bbox.
• New methods:
  • isIncludingLegendInBBox(): Returns true if the legend is to be included in the bounding rectangle of the grapher, or false otherwise.
  • setIncludingLegendInBBox(boolean): Specifies whether the legend should be included in the bounding rectangle of the grapher.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvRendererUtil

• Overview of new features:
  • New predefined renderers: Blinking, Composite, Lanes.
• New fields:
  • Blinking: The alias "Blinking" for the class ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvBlinkingRenderer.
  • Composite: The alias "Composite" for the class ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvCompositeRenderer.
  • Lanes: The alias "Lanes" for the class ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvLaneRenderer.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSDMRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • New method moveResizeNodeGraphic, which allows the renderer to control the position and size of nodes.
• New methods:
  • moveResizeNodeGraphic(IlvSDMEngine, Object, IlvGraphic, IlvRect, int): Moves the graphic to its final position

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvStyleSheetRenderer

• New methods:
  • clear(Object): Cleans up cache information associated with the given object, if any.
  • getInstance(IlvSDMEngine): Returns the IlvStyleSheetRenderer instance that belongs to the specified SDM engine.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSubGraphRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • Interactive expand/collapse can be disabled.
  • Subgraph frames can be zoomed.
  • Positions of nodes can be updated on expand/collapse.
• New methods:
  • isExpandCollapseEnabled(): Returns true if the expand/collapse interaction on subgraphs is enabled.
  • setExpandCollapseEnabled(boolean): Enables or disables the expand/collapse interaction on subgraphs.
  • isFrameZoomable(): Returns true if the frames and the expand/collapse icons drawn around subgraphs are zoomable, or false if they are not zoomable.
  • setFrameZoomable(boolean): Specifies whether the frames and the expand/collapse icons drawn around subgraphs are zoomable or not.
  • isUpdatingPositionOnExpand(): Returns true if the positions of subgraphs and their children are updated when subgraphs are expanded or collapsed.
  • setUpdatingPositionsOnExpand(boolean): Specifies whether or not the positions of subgraphs and their children must be updated when subgraphs are expanded or collapsed.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSubGraphRenderer.CollapsedGraphic

• New methods:
  • getObject(String): Returns the graphic object with that name if it exists in the bag, otherwise returns null.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.IlvSubGraphRenderer.GraphicManagerFrame

• New methods:
  • getObject(String): Returns the graphic object with that name if it exists in the bag, otherwise returns null.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvGraphLayoutRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • Hierarchical constraints can be defined in an external configuration file.
• New methods:
  • getConstraintsURL(): Returns the URL of the file that specifies the layout constraints.
  • setConstraintsURL(URL): Sets the URL that specifies the layout constraints.
  • isEnsureAppropriateLinks(): Returns true if the renderer automatically makes sure that appropriate links and link connectors are used when needed.
  • setEnsureAppropriateLinks(boolean): Sets whether the renderer automatically makes sure that appropriate links and link connectors are used when needed.
  • isGraphLayoutExceptionPassedOn(): Returns true if the graph layout exception is passed on.
  • setGraphLayoutExceptionPassedOn(boolean): Sets whether the graph layout exception is passed on.
  • readConstraints(Reader): Reads the layout constraints.
  • reloadConstraintsURL(): Reloads the URL that specifies the layout constraints.
  • writeConstraints(PrintWriter): Writes the layout constraints.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvGraphLayoutRenderer.ParameterSetter

• New methods:
  • afterSet(Object, Object): This method is called after the call to the set method.
  • beforeSet(Object, Object): This method is called before the call to the set method.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvLabelLayoutRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • Finer control and customization of label layout.
• New methods:
  • isLayoutOfLinkLabelsEnabled(): Returns a boolean specifying whether the layout of labels attached to the ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralLink objects or the ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvSDMCompositeLink objects of the graph is enabled.
  • setLayoutOfLinkLabelsEnabled(boolean): Enables or disables the layout of labels attached to the ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralLink objects or to the ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvSDMCompositeLink objects of the graph.
  • isLayoutOfNodeLabelsEnabled(): Returns a boolean specifying whether the layout of labels attached to the ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralNode objects or the ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvSDMCompositeNode objects of the graph is enabled.
  • setLayoutOfNodeLabelsEnabled(boolean): Enables or disables the layout of labels attached to the ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvGeneralNode objects or to ilog.views.sdm.graphic.IlvSDMCompositeNode objects of the graph.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.IlvSwimLanesRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • New methods to customize the swimlanes.
• New methods:
  • adjustSpacing(float): Moves the swimlanes apart so that the spacing between swimlanes is augmented or decreased by delta.
  • createSwimLane(Object, String): Creates a new swimlane by adding the specified activity and setting its swimlane property to the specified value.
  • getSwimLaneColor(int): Returns the color of a swimlane.
  • getSwimLaneCount(): Returns the number of swimlanes.
  • getSwimLaneLabel(int): Returns the label of the specified swimlane.
  • setSwimLaneLabel(int, String): Sets the label of the specified swimlane.
  • getSwimLaneWidth(int): Returns the width of a swimlane.
  • setSwimLaneWidth(int, float): Changes the width of a swimlane.
  • isAutoColor(int): Returns true if the color of the specified swimlane has been set explicitly through setSwimLaneColor, or false if the color of the swimlane has been allocated automatically.
  • isEnabled(): Returns true if swimlanes are enabled, or false if swimlanes are disabled.
  • setEnabled(boolean): Enables or disables swimlanes.
  • isHorizontal(): Returns true if the swimlanes are horizontal, or false if they are vertical.
  • moveSwimLane(IlvSDMEngine, int, boolean): Shifts the position of a swimlane to the left, right, bottom or up.

ilog.views.sdm.renderer.maps.IlvMapRenderer

• Overview of new features:
  • More formats for latitudes/longitudes are accepted, new formats can be added.
• New methods:
  • addLatitudeLongitudeFormat(String, boolean): Registers a new format for converting strings to latitudes or longitudes.

ilog.views.sdm.swing.IlvSDMUndoManager

• Overview of new features:
  • The undo manager can be disabled.
• New methods:
  • isEnabled(): Returns true if this undo manager is enabled, that is, if it is currently recording changes in the SDM model.
  • setEnabled(boolean): Enables or disables this undo manager.

ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvSDMDropTarget

• New methods:
  • objectDropped(Object, Object, DropTargetDropEvent): This method is called during a drop, for each object that was dropped, after the object was inserted in the model and its graphic representation was moved to the drop location.

ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvXMLConnector

• Overview of new features:
  • The tag of the root element can be checked or not.
  • Nonstring properties can be serialized and deserialized to/from XML.
• New methods:
  • isCheckingRootElementTag(): Returns true if this connector checks that the XML document's root element has the tag specified by setRootElementTag.
  • setCheckingRootElementTag(boolean): Enables/disables the checking of the tag of the XML document's root element.
  • isSavingPropertyTypes(): Returns true if this XML connector saves the types of properties to the XML stream.
  • setSavingPropertyTypes(boolean): Specifies whether the types of the properties are saved to the XML stream or not.

ilog.views.sdm.util.IlvXSLConnector

• Overview of new features:
  • Parameters can be passed to the input and output XSL style sheets.
• New methods:
  • clearInputParameters(): This method clears the parameters passed to the input transformation.
  • clearOutputParameters(): This method clears the parameters passed to the output transformation.
  • setInputParameter(String, Object): This method allows you to pass parameters to the input transformation.
  • setOutputParameter(String, Object): This method allows you to pass parameters to the output transformation.