<msxsl:assembly> Element

 
 
Note
In this document it is assumed that the prefix msxsl is bound to the namespace urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt.
 
Imports an assembly to be imported in an <msxsl:script><msxsl:script><msxsl:script> element.

Syntax

 
<msxsl:assembly
  name? = string
  href? = uri-reference />
 

Attributes

name

Type:string

The name of the assembly to import.

href

Type:uri-reference

The path to the assembly to import.

Remarks

 
 
Note
This element is provided for compatability with the XslCompiledTransformXslCompiledTransformXslCompiledTransform and XslTransformXslTransformXslTransform classes. For new development with XmlPrime we recommend using the <xp:assembly><xp:assembly><xp:assembly> element instead.
 

This element can only be used inside a <msxsl:script><msxsl:script><msxsl:script> element. Either the href or name attributes must be included, but not both.

The name attribute can be used to specify the assembly name of an assembly to import. This can be the full name, or the abbreviated name of an assembly, as shwon in the following examples:

 
<msxsl:assembly name="System.Xml"/>
<msxsl:assembly name="System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
 

The href attribute can be used to load an assembly directly from a URL, as shown in the following examples. Note that the value of this attribute must be in the lexical space of xs:anyURI. If the value is a relative URI, it is resolved against the base URI of the element. In particular a DOS path is not accepted. This may change in a future version. The following examples show how to import assemblies from specific locations.

 
					<msxsl:assembly href="Library.dll" />
<msxsl:assembly href="file:///c:/Application/Library.dll" />
<msxsl:assembly href="http://example.org/Library.dll" />
 

Importing an assembly does not bring any of its namesaces into scope. All types must be fully qualified with their namespace, unless an <msxsl:using><msxsl:using><msxsl:using> element is added.

A number of assemblies are included by default:

  • System.dll
  • System.Xml.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll (when the language used is Visual Basic)