XML/XSL nub: Is it possible to create a COMPOSITE XML/XSLT document?

Question

I have just recently (like 2 days) started using XSLT documents with XML. I understand the basics and am able to generate a formatted document using an .XML document that references a separate .XSLT document.

My question, as in the subject, is "Is it possible to create a SINGLE, composite document that contains both the XML data and XSLT processing/formatting/styling and displays as formatted HTML?"

I am writing a desktop application in which I need to generate a formatted document on the fly from XML stored in the database. I want to do this without creating or referencing any actual physical files. I will generate a text string containing the XML/XSLT document and feed this to a WebBrowser component for formatted display.

Hopefully what I want to do doesn't totally go against the whole XML/XSLT methodology.

Any information, direction or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

What you are describing is called embedded stylesheets:

http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#section-Embedding-Stylesheets

To answer your question, yes it is possible, but you have to check your processor's documentation to see if it's supported.