Subject: Re: xsl loop for display in drop-down box From: Charlie Cox <xmldev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 05:07:49 -0800 (PST) |
your test for your if should be <xsl:if test="./@SELECTED='Y'"> sorry..I always get the path confused for test and select. you need the ./ to indicate it is from the current element(in this case from your for-each) give this a try Charlie --- Seema Ramanathan <sramanathan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Charlie. But like you said Stylus does not > pick the attribute and > Saxon gives me the following error: > "Cannot write an attribute when there is no open > start tag" > > Like you mentioned i inserted the > <FIRST Selected="Y">Nothing</FIRST> > tag in my XML. > > And then i used the following XSL: > > <select name="FIRST"> > <xsl:variable name="tmp"><xsl:value-of > select="FIRST/@SELECTED"/></xsl:variable> > <xsl:for-each select="FIRST"> > <xsl:element name="option"> > <xsl:value-of select="."/> > <xsl:if test="@SELECTED='Y'"> > <xsl:attribute > name="SELECTED"><xsl:value-of > select="($tmp)"/></xsl:attribute> > </xsl:if> > </xsl:element> > </xsl:for-each> > </select> > > I get my drop down without a blank but the selected > element is not displayed > first in the drop-down. > > Any more ideas???? > > Seema > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charlie Cox <xmldev@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 5:21 AM > Subject: Re: xsl loop for display in drop-down box > > > > if you can, change your 'nothing' line to > > <FIRST Selected="Y">Nothing</FIRST> > > This will elimnate your blank line and still give > you > > the option to mark the selected entry. > > > > then you can change your <option>...</option> to > the > > following: > > > > <xsl:for-each select="FIRST"> > > <xsl:element name="option"> > > <xsl:value-of select="."/> > > <xsl:if select="@Selected='Y'"> > > <xsl:attribute > name="Selected">Y</xsl:attribute> > > </xsl:if> > > <xsl:value-of select="($tmp)"/> > > </xsl:element> > > </xsl:for-each> > > > > I have noticed the stylus editor version 1.0 does > not > > correctly pick up the attribute under the if > command, > > but it does work correctly in Xalan (EA release). > I > > have not yet tried this with Stylus 2.0,Xalan 1.0 > or > > any other xsl parsers. > > > > hope this helps > > Charlie > > > > --- Seema Ramanathan <sramanathan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I have the following XML tag: > > > <TITLE> > > > <FIRST>Something</FIRST> > > > <FIRST>Everything</FIRST> > > > <FIRST Selected="Nothing"></FIRST> > > > </TITLE> > > > > > > I want my XSL to display a drop down box with > the > > > first option to be the selected one - that is > > > "Nothing" followed by the others (Something and > > > Everything). > > > > > > Here is the XSL i use: > > > <select name="FIRST"> > > > <xsl:variable name="tmp"><xsl:value-of > > > select="FIRST/@SELECTED"/></xsl:variable> > > > <xsl:if test="(normalize($tmp)=true())"> > > > <option><xsl:value-of select="($tmp)"/></option> > > > <xsl:for-each select="MODEL"> > > > <option><xsl:value-of select="."/></option> > > > </xsl:for-each> > > > </xsl:if> > > > </select> > > > > > > When i use the above XSL loop I get a drop down > with > > > "Nothing" displayed followed by "Something", > > > "Everything" and another blank option. How do i > get > > > rid of the blank? I realize its coming from this > > > line " > > > <FIRST Selected="Nothing"></FIRST>". > > > > > > Is there any way i can ignore it? > > > > > > Any help??? Please and TIA > > > > > > Seema > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: > http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: > http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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