plainTextToXHTML

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Module

The plainTextToXHTML accessor is exported by the urn:org:ten60:netkernel:ext:xhtml module. Import this module to gain access to the accessor.

Syntax

URI

active:plainTextToXHTML

Argument	Rules	Description
operand	Mandatory	XML document reference with XPointer fragment identifier to text

Example Usage

DPML

<instr>
  <type>plainTextToXHTML</type>
  <operand>document.xml#xpointer(/path/to/text)</operand>
  <target>this:response</target>
</instr>

NetKernel Foundation API

req=context.createSubRequest("active:plainTextToXHTML");
req.addArgument("operand", [resource representation, aspect, or URI] );
result=context.issueSubRequest(req);

Purpose

The plainTextToXHTML accessor converts plain text to formatted XHTML. The text is supplied in an XML element which is referenced using an XPointer reference.

Whitespace linebreaks are detected and converted to <br/> breaks. Multiple-repeated linebreaks are ignored. URI references (http:, mailto:) within the plain text are parsed and converted to links <a href="ref">ref</a>.

The result is a <div> block fragment containing the XHTML formatted text.