Re: [xsl] template match question

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2010-12-11 02:30 +0000, Ciaran S Duibhmn wrote:
> Please excuse a specific and elementary query on XSL.
>
> I understand how
>
>   <xsl:template match="block[string-length(./inline)=1]">
>
> matches any <block> element which has as child
> an <inline> element whose text content is one character in length.
>
> But how can I change this to match any <block>,
> for which the sum of the lengths of its <inline>
> child elements is one character; or
> alternatively, any <block> the length of whose
> whole text content is1 character, since all the
> text in my <block> elements is found in child <inline> elements?

If I've understood you correctly, this is what you need:

  <xsl:template match="block[string-length(.)=1]">

The block is matched if its string length is one character.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . . . Ken

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