Re: [xsl] Converting a string to Uppercase or Lowercase without using translate() ?

["Jay Bryant" <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > >Maybe we should have a go at obfuscating XSLT through over
> > zealous use of entities... like turning the identity template into the
> &ident;
> > >entity ref:
>
> I had a bug report the other day that was full of things like
>
> <xsl:template match="&xyz-pattern;">
>  <xsl:for-each select="&abc-expression;">
>
> and when you looked at the DTD, the entities were all built up by 
> expansion
> of parameter entities N deep. I've never seen anything so hard to follow 
> in
> all my life.
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/

The sad thing is that someone somewhere thinks that's a good idea. As with 
any programming language, the folks developing solutions in XSLT should 
consider the sanity of the poor maintenance programmer who has to fix or 
extend the code next year. Even if someone will do the maintenance 
themselves, it pays (literally, in saved time) to make code one can follow 
and understand without huge amounts of effort.

I remember learning C in the mid-80s, realizing that I could write a program 
in one line, and then realizing that it was a BAD idea. I like my code, in 
whatever language, to be UN-obfuscated. I've been following the last few 
posts in this thread and just shaking my head. Fortunately, I know Andrew 
and Wendell were just kidding.

Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
http://www.bryantcs.com/