Re: [xsl] understanding attributes and predicates

[Terry Ofner <tofner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Colin,

Just so I understand the not and DON'T structure of your explanation.

> Colin> You are not matching the par elements which DON'T have a
> Colin> class="stem_mc' attribute. So these get matched by the
> Colin> built-in templates, which just write the text nodes.


My second template is outputting the elements that DON'T have a  
class="stem_mc" attributes. Why is it doing that? (Don't answer that.  
I am asking myself that question.)

I am using saxon8. Is this the command-line option I would use?

-vw             Treat validation errors on result document as warnings

Terry


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On Feb 1, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Colin Paul Adams wrote:

> > > > > > "Colin" == Colin Paul Adams <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>     Terry> I just wonder what is going on. Is it the "for-each
>     Terry> select='@*'" or the "value-of select="." that is returning
>     Terry> the text node of the par element?
>
>     Colin> No.
>
>     Colin> You are not matching the par elements which DON'T have a
>     Colin> class="stem_mc' attribute. So these get matched by the
>     Colin> built-in templates, which just write the text nodes.
>
> Since you are exploring, you might find a couple of the gestalt
> command-line options useful:
>
> --suppress-default-action (which makes the processor non-conformant)
>   would cause your transformation to fail.
>
> This would alert you to the use of default template matching. Then you
> could instead use:
>
> --default-template-warning, to find out what was going on. I get this
>   output for your transformation:
> Warning: Default template invoked for document-node()
> TODO: {XM_XPATH_TREE_ELEMENT}.type_name is only partly written
> (hm. I've just found a bug!)
>
> Warning: Default template invoked for element(document,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
> Warning: Default template invoked for element(part,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
> Warning: Default template invoked for element(par,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>
>
>     Unit 1: Vocabulary SkillsWarning: Default template invoked for  
> text()
>
>     Warning: Default template invoked for element(par,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
> PosttestWarning: Default template invoked for text()
>
>     Warning: Default template invoked for element(section,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
>
>       Warning: Default template invoked for element(heading,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
>
>
>   attribute name: class
> attribute value: stem_mcWarning: Default template invoked for text()
>
>       Warning: Default template invoked for element(par,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
> The threat of rain makes i. . .Warning: Default template invoked  
> for text()
>
>       Warning: Default template invoked for element(par,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
> doubtfulWarning: Default template invoked for text()
>
>       Warning: Default template invoked for element(par,
> Warning: Default template invoked for text()
> likelyWarning: Default template invoked for text()
>
>       Warning: Default template invoked for element(par,
> No more warnings will be displayed
> hopeful
>       obvious
>       A
>       G5U1S5
>
>
>
>
>       ;Describe the connotation of the word  mutt
> and 8xplain whether it is positive or negative.
>       Answers will vary. Possible answer: The
> word mutt has the
> negative connotation of a dog that isn$(B!G(Bt worth very much or that
> isn$(B!G(Bt good-looking.
>       G5U1S8
>
>
>
>
> --
> Colin Adams
> Preston Lancashire