Re: [xsl] Working with 2 namespaces

Subject: Re: [xsl] Working with 2 namespaces
From: Andreas Schlegel <schlegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:14:28 +0100
Thanks for your help. It works now.

-- Andreas


Peter Davis wrote:

> On Sunday 24 March 2002 13:21, Andreas Schlegel wrote:
> > I have a "<xsl:for-each select="/test/common/fields/*">" loop.
> > For every item in this loop I would refer to an item in another
> > namespace ("<xsl:value-of select="/test/common/labels/."/>.
> > Both items have the same name but are in different namespaces.
> > My problem is: how to get the name of the current item and use it to get
> > the corresponding item in the other namespace ("/test/common/labels/")?
>
> Can you please post some sample input and output?  There are a dozen possible
> answers, but it is impossible to tell what you really mean.
>
> Either way, though, the answer will likely end up using <xsl:key> and key(),
> so you might investigate those.  Also investigate the local-name() function,
> which will give you the name of an element not including its namespace
> prefix.  If I'm interpreting your question right, you could do this:
>
> <xsl:key name="label" match="/test/common/labels/*" use="local-name(.)"/>
> ...
> <xsl:for-each select="/test/common/fields/*">
>   <xsl:value-of select="key('label', local-name(.))"/>
> </xsl:for-each>
>
> --
> Peter Davis
> Valerie: Aww, Tom, you're going maudlin on me ...
> Tom:     I reserve the right to wax maudlin as I wane eloquent ...
>                 -- Tom Chapin
>
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