Re: [xsl] Grouping using a Child Node....

[Mike Brown <mike@xxxxxxxx>]

Vasu Chakkera wrote:
> Prince,
> The following code will help you..
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
> <xsl:template match="/">
> <xsl:for-each select="/items/item[not(type=preceding-sibling::item/type)]">
> <b><u><i>The Details of <xsl:value-of select="./type"/></i></u></b><br></br>
>    <xsl:for-each select="/items/item[./type = current()/type]">
>    <xsl:value-of select="./name"/>--------<xsl:value-of 
> select="./value"/><br></br>
>   </xsl:for-each>
>   <hr></hr>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>

There's no harm in the above, but I thought I'd point out that

 - "./" is redundant and can be omitted. 

 - "<br></br>" & "<hr></hr>" can be shortened to "<br/>" & "<hr/>".

 - If the output is to be serialized as HTML, <xsl:output method="html"/> 
   would be prudent.

   - Mike
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