HTMLToXHTMLConverter

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.

Configuration

Parameters

XHTML Output

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.
Output Attribute	This attribute name will hold the XHTML Output.
XHTML Filename	This parameter defines the path and filename of the output XHTML file.
Output Encoding	This parameter defines the encoding/character set used in the HTML output.

Error Handling

Error and Warning List Name

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 FME Workbench unless they are first processed using a transformer that operates on them, such as ListExploder or ListConcatenator. Alternatively, AttributeExposer can be used.

Ignore Warnings

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.

How to Set Parameter Values

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.

Content Types

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.

Table Tools

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.

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