Subject: Re: Generic Templates code available (Was: Re: [xsl] Re: Re: Sorting date in xsl) From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:40:02 -0700 (PDT) |
I'm sorry, there's a problem with the link from my previous message. Please, use this link directly: http://www.vbxml.com/downloads/files/genericTemplates.zip Dimitre. --- Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks to all people asking for the code. > > As it is difficult to send attachments to everybody personally, I uploaded the > templates to the VBXML.Com site. Read the Readme.txt file first. Here's the link: > > http://www.vbxml.com/downloads/default.asp?id=v2001611171627 > > > Cheers, > Dimitre Novatchev. > > --- Albert Tsun <albert.tsun@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I am new to XSLT and I want to ask if those generic xslt stylesheets compatible > > to all > > XSLT Processors. > > > > I am now using Xalan and if yes, I would like to have one and try. > > > > Many Thanks in advance > > > > > > > > > > > > Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> on 11/06/2001 03:18:00 PM > > > > Please respond to xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > To: francis@xxxxxxxxxxx > > cc: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (bcc: Albert Tsun/Excel) > > > > Subject: [xsl] Re: Re: Sorting date in xsl > > > > > > > > > > Francis Norton wrote: > > > > > Dimitre Novatchev wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > A third and the most natural approach is to use a generic template for a > > generic > > > > sort operation. You'll just pass to this generic template a template > > reference > > > > implementing the "greater than" relation for your format of dates. > > > > > > > I'm not sure if it's an official generic template, but I have a generic > > > sort function (in fact two of them, but only one works correctly) at > > > http://redrice.com/xml/sortfunction_0_1.zip > > > > > > Use sortcall.xslt on sort.xml, selecting the simple sort, to demonstrate > > > it. > > > > > > The point is that you provide your own type-specific comparison template > > > and this gets called from your included sort template. There's a > > > standard way of calling the sort templates so that you can parameterise > > > the choice of method. It's quite a neat solution really. > > > > Hi Francis, > > > > Yes, sortcall.xslt (actually in combination with simplesort.xslt and > > mergesort.xslt) > > implements a generic sorting algorithm. > > > > There are important differences between this implementation and the one based on > > template references: > > > > - Double indirection: a template with fixed name ("before") is called, which > > then > > based on a parameter calls one of a set of predefined templates. This is > > done > > through a potentially long xsl:choose. > > When a template reference is used there is no double indirection -- it is > > selected by the XSLT processor based on a uniquely typed node specified in > > the "select" attribute of an xsl:apply-templates within the generic sort > > template. > > No xsl:choose is used. > > > > - The template to be used for the first indirection (call) must have a unique > > name. This is not convenient and may cause potential naming conflicts, > > especially when templates using the generic sort templates are imported. > > Actually, it will not be possible to use in case when two different > > stylesheets are imported containing templates that each call the sorting > > template -- they will both have a "before" template. This means that the one > > with the highest import precedence will always be used. > > > > When using template references there is no such problem -- the templates > > that > > implement the "greater-than" relation are not called by name, they are > > guaranteed to be matching a uniquely typed node and therefore there's > > actually > > never more than one template for the XSLT processor to select when resolving > > the > > > > xsl:apply-templates from the generic (sort) template. > > > > Thank you for your interest in the implementation of generic templates. > > I will be glad to answer any questions regarding this implementation. I will > > send to > > anyone interested the code of some useful generic templates: generic min(), > > generic > > max(), generic binSearch() and generic sort(). > > > > Cheers, > > Dimitre Novatchev. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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