Re: [xsl] Processing single tag inside mixed complex element

["Ignacio Garcia" <igcxslt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks.

That worked perfectly.


I didn't think of this solution because I wasn't using "match" on my templates.
I was used to using templates only as functions to do
"extra-processing" to a complex element.

On 5/7/07, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Absolutely yes, XSLT template rules are designed for exactly this job.
>
> Define one template rule that copies things unchanged:
>
> <xsl:template match="*" mode="html">
>   <xsl:copy>
>    <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
>    <xsl:apply-templates mode="html"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
>
> Add a template rule that handles the fddLink element:
>
> <xsl:template match="fddLink" mode="html">
>   <a href="{@id}.html>
>    <xsl:apply-templates mode="html"/>
>   </a>
> </xsl:template>
>
> And then you're all set:
>
> <xsl:template match="description">
>   <xsl:apply-templates mode="html"/>
> </xsl:template>
>
> (The mode probably isn't essential, it depends what else your stylesheet is
> doing)
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ignacio Garcia [mailto:igcxslt@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 07 May 2007 19:59
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [xsl] Processing single tag inside mixed complex element
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> >  I have the following situation:
> >
> >  I have a complex element that resembles some HTML elements
> > inside it, so it can be used as a text field with HTML-like
> > tags allowed for formatting.
> >  The HTML elements allowed are br, p, i, b, a (with href).
> >  This element type (notesText) is used inside several places
> > of my schema.
> >
> >  For example, one element that is of type notesText is "description".
> >
> >  If I want to use XSLT to show the "description" element, I
> > just use <xsl:copy-of select="./descripton/node()" /> and
> > everything perfect on the output and everything works as
> > expected with the HTML like elements working on the HTML output.
> >
> >  HOWEVER, I also have an special element inside this
> > notesText complexType. The element is called fddLink.
> >  The fddLink is a mixed complex type that has one attribute called ID.
> >
> >  If I output the contents of description directly when
> > containing and fddLink element, I need to process this
> > fddLink and transform it into an anchor element.
> >  I could use the ANCHOR element directly, but since fddLink
> > refers to an special link, it has to be represented
> > differently in the XML.
> >
> >  My question is... is there any way to process this fddLink
> > element inside a description element and mantain it's
> > position and all the other HTML like tags working??
> >
> >  Here is an example of how a description would look like in XML:
> >  ---
> >  <description>
> >      Here is a description, that can contain <b>bold text>,
> > with page breaks<br /><br />
> >      And also <a href="foo.com">links</a>. With an <fddLink
> > id="fdd0000232">special link</fddLink> on it.
> >  </description>
> >  ---
> >
> >  The output should be like this:
> >  ----
> >  Here is a description, that can contain <b>bold text>, with
> > page breaks<br /><br />  And also <a
> > href="foo.com">links</a>. With an <a
> > href="fdd0000232.html">special link</a> on it.
> >  ----
> >
> >  Thank you.