Subject: Re: [xsl] Replacing an apostrophe in a string From: "Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 18:59:03 -0000 |
<xsl:sequence select="replace(., '''', 'XXX')"/> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Liam R E Quin liam@xxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 4 Sep 2014 18:29:50 -0000 > "Craig Sampson craig.sampson@xxxxxxx" < > xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I have to escape several characters, one of which is an apostrophe, in > strings that I am writing out to a DOJO script. I've tried everything I can > think of but can't get the apostrophe replace working. > > > > Here's of few of the replaces I've tried: (note that all of the double > and single quotes are the regular keyboard characters - outlook has altered > them below) > > > > <xsl:variable name="newString" select="replace(oldString, '(['])', > 'XXX')"/> > > > > <xsl:variable name="newString" select="replace(oldString, ''', > 'XXX')"/> > These two will be the same once XSLT gets to see... > > > > <xsl:variable name="newString" select="replace(oldString, '''', 'XXX')"/> > > How about > <xsl:variable name="newString" select='replace(oldString, "'", > "XXX")'/> > > Liam > > > -- > Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ > Pictures from old books: http://fromoldbooks.org/ > > -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all ------------------------------------ Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play ------------------------------------- To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep. ------------------------------------- Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. ------------------------------------- Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they write all patents, too? :) ------------------------------------- I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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