Re: [xsl] xsl:analyze-string use clarification needed

["bryan rasmussen" <rasmussen.bryan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Isn't the regular expressions in Xslt 2.0 following the rules of
regular expression laid out in XML Schema
http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#regexs ? That an expression is
automatically anchored at the head and tail. so i guess you don't need
the starting ^.

Cheers,
Bryan Rasmussen

On 1/23/07, cknell@xxxxxxxxxx <cknell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm having a problem understanding xsl:analyze-string, or perhaps the problem is with my regex.
>
> I'm working with a VARCHAR2 column in an Oracle database. This column has been "re-purposed" to hold three data items in a formatted structure. I need to inspect this field for data entry errors. One of the most common errors is the failure to include one or more spaces to separate the individual data items.
>
> I have written the test template below. What I expect to see as output is "XY". What I get is "".
>
> Can someone point out my error(s)? Thanks.
>
> <xsl:template match="/">
>   <xsl:variable name="position-code-candidate">
>     <xsl:analyze-string select="'XY02/28/2007 L'" regex="^\w+">
>       <xsl:matching-substring>
>         <xsl:value-of select="regex-group(1)" />
>       </xsl:matching-substring>
>     </xsl:analyze-string>
>   </xsl:variable>
>   <xsl:value-of select="$position-code-candidate" />
> </xsl:template>
>
> --
> Charles Knell
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