If an XML file that has a reference to another file is parsed using x:parse and passed to x:transform with a xsltSystemID attribute being passed a systemID , the systemID does not take effect. The error: ================================================================== javax.servlet.ServletException: javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Had IO Exception with stylesheet file: xsl/Attribute.xsl at org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.handlePageException (PageContextImpl.java:463) at org.apache.jsp.review_0005fproj_0005fxml_0005fsysid$jsp._jspService (review_0005fproj_0005fxml_0005fsysid$jsp.java:293) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:107) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service (JspServlet.java:202) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile (JspServlet.java:382) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:474) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter (ApplicationFilterChain.java:247) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter (ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke (StandardWrapperValve.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke (StandardContextValve.java:190) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke (CertificatesValve.java:246) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke (StandardContext.java:2343) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke (StandardHostValve.java:180) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke (ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke (ErrorReportValve.java:170) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke (AccessLogValve.java:468) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke (StandardEngineValve.java:174) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process (HttpProcessor.java:1012) at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run (HttpProcessor.java:1107) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536) root cause javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: Had IO Exception with stylesheet file: xsl/Attribute.xsl at org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.xml.TransformSupport.doStartTag (TransformSupport.java:172) at org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.el.xml.TransformTag.doStartTag (TransformTag.java:104) at org.apache.jsp.review_0005fproj_0005fxml_0005fsysid$jsp._jspService (review_0005fproj_0005fxml_0005fsysid$jsp.java:223) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:107) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service (JspServlet.java:202) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile (JspServlet.java:382) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:474) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter (ApplicationFilterChain.java:247) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter (ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke (StandardWrapperValve.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke (StandardContextValve.java:190) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke (CertificatesValve.java:246) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke (StandardContext.java:2343) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke (StandardHostValve.java:180) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke (ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke (ErrorReportValve.java:170) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke (AccessLogValve.java:468) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:564) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke (StandardEngineValve.java:174) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext (StandardPipeline.java:566) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke (StandardPipeline.java:472) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943) at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process (HttpProcessor.java:1012) at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run (HttpProcessor.java:1107) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fixed in CVS head. As told to Prasad earlier: Per spec, the 'xslt' attribute for <x:transform> shouldn't even accept an object exported by <x:parse>, unless it's a String, Reader, or javax.xml.transform.Source. The only bug here is that the <x:transform> tag should refuse the input, not that the xsltSystemId isn't applied. Thus, it's just a validation error; it only affects error conditions. (The RI just happened to accept this type by accident; it used a common, reusable mechanism to acquire the Source and neglected to enforce this constraint.)