Re: [xsl] test on string-length of text() for element with node

Subject: Re: [xsl] test on string-length of text() for element with node
From: Bram Reader <bram.listmail@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:27:57 +0200
I also thought so, but I don't know why its not working.

If 'textstring' is placed direct after the starttag <maritalstatus>,
followed by the child elements it works.

But in this case it doesn't work

Regards,
Boudewijn

2011/8/5 Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On 5 August 2011 15:06, Bram Reader <bram.listmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Probably it's not difficult, but I'm struggling with the following
>> issue (maybe it's because it's Friday afternoon)
>>
>> From an xml node set, I need to select the string-length of an
>> elements content without its child elements.
>>
>> xml node set
>>
>> <maritalstatus>
>>        <cs:info xmlns:cs="http://cs.nl/cs"; id="6">
>>                <codeList>maritalstatus</codeList>
>>                <instruction id="7">no instruction</instruction>
>>                <length>1</length>
>>                <minOccurs>0</minOccurs>
>>                <pattern>\d*</pattern>
>>        </cs:info>
>>        <cs:update xmlns:cs="http://cs.nl/cs";>
>>                <additionalInfo>test</additionalInfo>
>>                <oldData>2</oldData>
>>                <newData>5</newData>
>>        </cs:update>textstring
>> </maritalstatus>
>>
>> From the element <maritalstatus> the string-length of only
>> 'textstring' must be selected. How do I escape the child elements in
>> the xsl:value-of select.
>> I'm using XSLT 1.0 with xsltproc.
>
> Its just:
>
> maritalstatus/text()
>
>
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> Andrew Welch
> http://andrewjwelch.com

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