xalan

E358048

Apache Software Foundation project XSLT processor software library

Xalan is an Apache project that provides an XSLT processor for transforming XML documents.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Xalan-C	1
Xalan-J	1
xalan canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3418395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: xalan
Context triple: [Apache Ant, supportsTask, xalan]

A. XSLT
XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other formats such as XML, HTML, or plain text using template-based rules.
B. DSSSL
DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language) is an ISO standard language used to define stylesheets and transformations for SGML documents, particularly in technical publishing.
C. XML
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a flexible, text-based markup language designed for structuring, storing, and transporting data in a platform-independent way.
D. XQuery
XQuery is a functional query and programming language designed for extracting and manipulating data from XML documents and related data sources.
E. XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model)
XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model) is the formal, abstract data model that defines the types and structures of data processed by XQuery and XPath expressions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: xalan
Target entity description: Xalan is an Apache project that provides an XSLT processor for transforming XML documents.

A. XSLT
XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other formats such as XML, HTML, or plain text using template-based rules.
B. DSSSL
DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language) is an ISO standard language used to define stylesheets and transformations for SGML documents, particularly in technical publishing.
C. XML
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a flexible, text-based markup language designed for structuring, storing, and transporting data in a platform-independent way.
D. XQuery
XQuery is a functional query and programming language designed for extracting and manipulating data from XML documents and related data sources.
E. XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model)
XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model) is the formal, abstract data model that defines the types and structures of data processed by XQuery and XPath expressions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apache Software Foundation project ⓘ XSLT processor ⓘ XSLT processor ⓘ XSLT processor ⓘ software library ⓘ
category	XML processing tool ⓘ web development tool ⓘ
compatibleWith	Java Virtual Machine ⓘ
developer	Apache Software Foundation ⓘ
hasComponent	xalan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Xalan-C xalan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Xalan-J
implementsSpecification	XPath ⓘ surface form: XPath 1.0 XSLT ⓘ surface form: XSLT 1.0
inputFormat	XML document ⓘ
license	Apache License 2.0 ⓘ
operatingSystem	cross-platform ⓘ
outputFormat	HTML document ⓘ text document ⓘ
partOfEcosystem	Apache Software Foundation ⓘ surface form: Apache XML project
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ Java ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/apache/xalan-c ⓘ https://github.com/apache/xalan-j ⓘ
supportsFeature	XPath expressions ⓘ XSLT extension functions ⓘ XSLT keys ⓘ XSLT parameters ⓘ XSLT templates ⓘ XSLT variables ⓘ
supportsInterface	C++ API ⓘ Java Class Library ⓘ surface form: Java API command-line interface ⓘ
supportsStandard	DOM ⓘ SAX ⓘ XPath ⓘ XSLT ⓘ
supportsTask	XML transformation ⓘ XPath evaluation ⓘ XSLT stylesheet processing ⓘ
usedFor	client-side XML transformation ⓘ server-side XML transformation ⓘ
usesFormat	XML ⓘ
website	https://xalan.apache.org/ ⓘ
writtenFor	XML developers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ant → supportsTask → xalan ⓘ

subject surface form: Apache Ant

xalan → hasComponent → xalan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Xalan

this entity surface form: Xalan-J