MCS will generate external style sheets where possible when this element is present. Some protocol/device combinations may not allow this, in which case the style sheet will be generated inline within the page.
In MCS 3.5 and later the cache related attributes cache and flush-on-restart for this element no longer have any effect and are deprecated. For reasons of backward compatibility the base-directory attribute is still required.
| Attribute | Description | Type | Default | Options | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base-directory | The absolute path to the directory into where stylesheets are cached. The directory must exist and contain a subdirectory named 'cssFileCache'. | xs:string | none | required | |
| base-url | The path to access the MCS servlet that serves the generated CSS files. This must take into account any URL mapping which may be done by servers between the browser and the application server on which the servlet is running. It must not end in '/'. | xs:anyURI | [context path]/MCSCSS | optional | |
| cache | Controls whether stylesheet caching is enabled or not | xs:string | disabled | disabled, enabled | deprecated |
| flush-on-restart | If true the contents of the cache in base-directory are deleted when the MCS restarts. | xs:boolean | true | deprecated | |
| session | Enables session identifier generation in the URL. Only one value is supported. | xs:string | none | include-id-in-url | optional |
<style-sheets>
<external-generation
base-directory="${MCS_HOME}/mcs/css"
base-url="[context_root]/MCSCSS"/>
</style-sheets>