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Komodo does not need to be manually configured for local XSLT
debugging. It uses the libxslt and
libxml libraries directly to transform XML
documents into HTML, text, or other XML document types. See
www.libxml.org for more information
on this XML C parser and toolkit.
For general information about debugging with Komodo, see
General Debugger
Functions. Debugger commands can be accessed from the
Debug menu, by shortcut keys, or from the Debug
Toolbar. For a summary of debugger commands, see the Debugger
Command List.
To debug an XSLT file:
- Open the XSLT file and set
breakpoints.
- Start the debugger by clicking Go/Continue
or Step In on the Debug Toolbar.
- In the Debugging
Options dialog, Select the input XML
file
- Click OK to start the debugger.
The XSLT program, the input XML file, and the results of the
transformation appear simultaneously. By default, Komodo splits
the Editor pane horizontally.
- The XSLT program continues to appear in the top tab
group.
- The XML input file appears in a new tab below the XSLT
program.
- The results of the transformation are displayed in the
Output tab.
A yellow arrow on the breakpoint margin shows the current line
of execution in both the XSLT and XML file. Breakpoints can be
set in the both files before starting the debugging session, or
while stepping through the code.
To debug using an XML file on a remote server, enter the full
URL to the file in the Select the input XML file
field (for example, http://www.example.org/input_file.xml).
Stepping behavior in the XSLT file is similar to the standard
stepping behavior described in Debugger
Stepping Behavior, but the terminology for describing XSLT is
slightly different than that used for scripting languages.
- Step In: Executes the current XSL element
or template line and pauses at the following line.
- Step Over: Not applicable. Behaves the
same as Step In.
- Step Out: When the debugger is within an
XSL element, Step Out will execute the entire
block without stepping through the code line by line. The
debugger will stop on the line following the closing tag of the
element.
Though the current line is highlighted in both the XSLT and
XML files, the stepping behavior is only applicable to the XSLT
file.
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