Microsoft Extensions

Extension objects that are defined and implemented by Microsoft as part of the .NET XSL transform runtime.

Purpose

Microsoft implemented additional methods not part of the XSLT 1.1 standard. This work was done prior to the XSLT 2.0 and EXSLT specifications being finalized.

Namespace

urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt

Prefix

msxsl

Method

msxsl:node-set(string textualXML):

Description

Converts textual XML into a node set in a new XML document. Most often used to convert intermediate XML back into a working node set for additional processing.

Returns

A node set equivalent to the provided textual XML.

Note: The Microsoft XSL transform engine also supports custom extensions defined with script blocks.