Xalan is an XSL processor for transforming XML documents into HTML, text, or other XML document types. Xalan-J Version 1.0.0 represents a complete and a robust reference Java implementation of the W3C Recommendations for XSL Transformations (XSLT) and the XML Path Language (XPath).

Xalan can be used from the command line, in an applet or a servlet, or as a module in other program. By default, it uses the Xerces XML parser, but it can interface to any XML parser that conforms to the DOM level 2 or SAX level 1 specification.

Download and unzip either of the following:

• xalan-j_1_0_0.zip
• xalan-j_1_0_0.tar.gz

The Xalan dowload includes xerces.jar from Xerces-J 1.0.3. This is all you need to run Xalan. You can, however, download the complete Xerces distribution from the xml.apache.org Distribution directory.

You need the Java Development Kit or Java Runtime 1.1.8 or 1.2.2, which you can obtain from ibm.com/java/jdk/ or java.sun.com.

For more information, go to Xalan Overview and Getting Started. All of the documentation is included in the Xalan download, as are a number of samples to help you start using Xalan to transform XML documents.