Re: [xsl] Whitespace in XSL not appearing if method="xml"

Subject: Re: [xsl] Whitespace in XSL not appearing if method="xml"
From: "Michael Beddow" <mbnospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 17:52:17 +0100
On Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:13 PM
Eliyahu Hershfeld wrote:

> Do I need the <xsl:text>&#160;</xsl:text> version? I seem
> to get the same output without the xsl:text tags.

One reason for using it might might be if you wanted precise control
over how much true whitespace (as defined in the XML spec) gets through
to your output along with the NO-BREAK-SPACE. The best discussion I know
of this tricky point is p 132-3 of Mike Kay's book (spectacles-on
version)

Michael
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