HTMLToXHTMLConverter

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Web

Converts HTML document into valid XHTML document. There are different ways to specify how the HTML input source will be converted:

  • enter the HTML text in the HTML Text field,
  • specify the attribute that contains the HTML text in the Attribute with HTML Text parameter,
  • specify the attribute that contains the path to HTML File, or
  • pick the HTML file in the HTML Filename parameter.

Note: HTML 5 tags are not yet supported.

Parameters

HTML Input

The choice in the HTML Input parameter enables its corresponding parameter:

  • Attribute with HTML Text: Choose the attribute that contains HTML Text.
  • HTML Filename or URL: Browse to the HTML file or enter a valid URL or choose the attribute that contains path to HTML file.
  • HTML Text: Click to open an editor.

This parameter defines the encoding/character set used in the HTML input file/text.

XHTML Output

The choice that you make in this field enables its corresponding parameter:

  • Attribute to Contain XHTML Text: This choice enables the Output Attribute and Output Encoding parameters.
  • XHTML Output File: This choice enables the XHTML Filename and Output Encoding parameters.

This attribute name will hold the XHTML Output.

This parameter defines the path and filename of the output XHTML file.

This parameter defines the encoding/character set used in the HTML output.

Error Handling

Features with at least one error will be output through the Failed port with a new list attribute specified in Error and Warning List Name added to the features. If the default _html_error is the list name, the elements of the list attribute contain the following:

Elements of List Attribute Description
_ html_error{}.type WARNING or ERROR
_ html_error{}.file the file where the warning or error or occurs
_ html_error{}.line the line where the warning or error occurs
_ html_error{}.col the column where the warning or error occurs
_ html_error{}.desc the details about the warning or error

Note: List attributes are not accessible from the output schema in Workbench unless they are first processed using a transformer that operates on them, such as ListExploder or ListConcatenator. Alternatively, AttributeExposer can be used.

If set to Yes, errors are only reported in the list name during the conversion process.

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

String Functions

These functions manipulate and format strings.

Special Characters

 A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.

Math Functions

Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.

Math Operators

These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.

FME Feature Functions

These return primarily feature-specific values.

FME Parameters

FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters Create your own editable parameters.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

  • Add a row
  • Remove a row
  • Move current row up one
  • Move current row down one
  • Move current row to top
  • Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

  • Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
  • Copy a row to the clipboard
  • Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

FME Licensing Level

FME Professional edition and above

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