RE: [xsl] Problem using translate to escape quotes

The translate() function replaces one character with one character -
read the spec. For solutions for a multi-character replace, see the FAQ
under keyword "replace".

Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Kevin Collins
> Sent: 04 December 2002 15:43
> To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [xsl] Problem using translate to escape quotes
> 
> 
> I have a string containing single quotes held in a variable. 
> I want to escape each quote by inserting a backslash before 
> it, but I can't get it to work. The translate function 
> appears to be inserting the backslashes without the quotes.
> 
> Here's a test version of the stylesheet:
> --------------------------------------------
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
> version="1.0">
> <xsl:output method="html"/>
> 
> <xsl:variable name="mystr">this is Kevin's 'string'</xsl:variable>
> 
> <xsl:variable name="backSlashQuote">&#92;&#39;</xsl:variable>
> <xsl:variable name="backSlash">&#92;</xsl:variable>
> <xsl:variable name="singleQuote">&#39;</xsl:variable>
> <xsl:variable name="backSlashQuote2"><xsl:value-of 
> select="concat( $backSlash, $singleQuote )"/></xsl:variable>
> 
> <xsl:variable name="mystr_escaped">
>  <xsl:value-of select="translate( $mystr, $singleQuote, 
> $backSlashQuote )"/> </xsl:variable>
> 
> <xsl:template match="/">
> <html>
>  <body>
>   <xsl:value-of select="$mystr"/>
>   <br/>
>   <xsl:value-of select="$mystr_escaped"/>
>  </body>
> </html>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> Test source document (any one will do): 
> --------------------------------------------
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
> <mynode></mynode>
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> I get the same result regardless of whether I use 
> $backSlashQuote or $backSlashQuote2 in the translate 
> function. Here's the output I'm
> getting:
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> <html>
> <body>this is Kevin's 'string'<br>this is Kevin\s 
> \string\</body> </html>
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> I'm using MSXML 4.0.
> 
> Thanks for any help with this!
> Kevin Collins
> 
> 
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
> 


 XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list

<- Previous	Index	Next ->
Re: [xsl] Problem using translate t, David Carlisle	Thread	RE: [xsl] Problem using translate t, Yates, Danny (ANTS)
RE: [xsl] Newbie encoding query, Passin, Tom	Date	RE: [xsl] Problem using translate t, El Hage Camille
	Month

<-prev [Thread] next->	<-prev [Date] next->
Month Index \| List Home