RE: [xsl] XPath weirdness!!

["Julian Reschke" <julian.reschke@xxxxxx>]

The following XSLT code should do what you need:

 <MULTIPOINT>
	<xsl:for-each select="/Query/SpatialQuery/Buffer/Point">
		<POINT x="{@y}" x="{@y}" />
	</xsl:for-each>
</MULTIPOINT>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kris
> Kolodziej
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 8:02 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [xsl] XPath weirdness!!
>
>
> OK. I hope I can be more clear with this email.
>
> Here is part of my XML source:
> <Query>
>   <SpatialQuery>
>    <Buffer distance="100" units="miles">
>     <Point x="-122.5281" y="37.635" />
>     <Point x="-122.4521" y="37.700" />
>     <Point x="-122.4000" y="37.750" />
>     <Point x="-122.3100" y="37.820" />
>    </Buffer>
>   </SpatialQuery>
>  </Query>
>
> I want this part of the output to be:
>  <MULTIPOINT>
>        <POINT x="-122.5281" y="37.635" />
>        <POINT x="-122.4521" y="37.700" />
>        <POINT x="-122.4000" y="37.750" />
>        <POINT x="-122.3100" y="37.820" />
> </MULTIPOINT>
>
>
> This is part of the XSL that I am using to transform the above:
> <xsl:when test="//SpatialQuery/Buffer">
> <!-- I need the "//" to get back the <MULTIPOINT> and <POINT> tags -->
>    <MULTIPOINT>
>           <xsl:for-each select="//Point">
>                 <POINT>
>                 <xsl:attribute name="x">
>                         <xsl:value-of select="//@x"/>  <!--
> THIS GIVES ME THE "X" values -->
>                 </xsl:attribute>
>                 <xsl:attribute name="y">
>                         <xsl:value-of select="/@y"/>   <!-- HERE IF I USE
> "//@y" I GET THE "
>
> &x#3c" ERROR -->
>                 </xsl:attribute>
>                </POINT>
>         </xsl:for-each>
>     </MULTIPOINT>
> </xsl:when>
>
>
> Julian Reschke wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure what the problem that reported is... But:
> >
> > *why* are you using the // syntax at all?
> >
> > "//@y" finds *all* attributes named "y" in the document, and
> then returns
> > the text value of the first one (AFAIK). Is this *really* what you want?
> >
> > If you clearly describe what you source format is and which
> output you need,
> > people on the list will be able to suggest much better (and faster) XSLT
> > code...
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kris
> > > Kolodziej
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 7:14 PM
> > > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [xsl] XPath weirdness!!
> > >
> > >
> > > This is related to my previous problem with the "&x#3c." So I figured
> > > out that I was doing something wrong with the XPath
> locations...However,
> > > now I am experiencing some weird things with XPath. Take the following
> > > example for instance:
> > >
> > > This works but it only give me the "x" value (and I sure do
> want to get
> > > both x AND y).
> > > Notice that for "y" I only have "/@y". This is because when I do the
> > > same thing as I did for "x" (meaning writing   "<xsl:value-of
> > > select="//@y"/>" )  I get the "&x#3c" error!!! WHY??!
> > >
> > >
> > >  <xsl:when test="//SpatialQuery/Buffer">
> > >    <MULTIPOINT>
> > >           <xsl:for-each select="//Point">
> > >                 <POINT>
> > >                 <xsl:attribute name="x">
> > >                         <xsl:value-of select="//@x"/>
> > >                 </xsl:attribute>
> > >                 <xsl:attribute name="y">
> > >                         <xsl:value-of select="/@y"/>
> > >                 </xsl:attribute>
> > >                </POINT>
> > >         </xsl:for-each>
> > >     </MULTIPOINT>
> > >
> > >
> > > It also works when I do the vice versa of what I have ("/@x"
> and "//@y")
> > > but I can't have it written the same way.
> > >
> > >
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