Need to use JavaScript with XSL stylesheets to perform a DHTML type of operation?

Need to use JavaScript with XSL stylesheets to perform a DHTML type of operation?

Is it necessary to use JavaScript with XSL stylesheets if you want to perform a DHTML type of operation on an input form comprising of radio buttons or checkboxes, which does not lose the users inputs, but marks certain radio buttons/checkboxes by highlighting or colouring? If not, how easy is it to do this kind of thing within XSL only?

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It can be done with XSL only (i.e. server side) but requires setting default values for buttons/checkboxes in the generated HTML.

The advantage of doing it that way is that your app is less dependent on browser versions. The disadvantage is more complex server-side processing.

This was first published in June 2002

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