Re: [xsl] Question on translate() function

["Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

translate($string ,'()''+-*$=' , '#')

That means "replace '(' by '#', remove any occurrences of ')' or ' or '+' or
'-' or '*' or '$' or '=', and leave anything else unchanged."

If you want all the characters in the second argument to be replaced by '#'
characters then you need to write

translate($string ,'()''+-*$=' , '########')

Alternatively, use the replace() function.

Michael Kay
Saxonica


> On 25 Sep 2017, at 16:20, Mailing Lists Mail daktapaal@xxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I am using the translate() for some operation looks like I am getting
something I am not expecting .. Am I missing something?
>
> I am making the following call to the custom function :
>
> <xsl:value-of select="k7:replace-chars-in-string('if($xyz-(abc-bcd)')"/>
>
>
> Function definition ..
> <xsl:function name="k7:replace-chars-in-string">
> <xsl:param name="string"/>
> <!--examples :
> $xxx,
> ,$xxx
> ($xxx
> $xxx)
> =$xxx
> $xxx=
> $xxx*
> *$xxx
> $xxx-
> -$xxx
> +$xxx
> $xxx+
>
> $xx+$yy-$zz
>
> returns
> #xx
> or xx#
> or #x#yy# etc.. replaces the operators after/before the stringto '#'
>
> -->
>
> <xsl:value-of select="translate($string ,'()''+-*$=' , '#')"/>
> </xsl:function>
>
>
> What I get is : if#xyz#abcbcd
>
>
>
> What I was expecting / I want : if##xyz#abc#bcd#
>
>
>
> Thing that is perticularly bothering me is abcbcd and not abc#bcd
>
>
>
> My understanding about the translate() function is that the second param is
the list of chars you want to replace, the third param is the char you want to
replace with. SO I was  hoping that
>
> ()''+-*$=b will all be replaced with #
>
>
>
> dakT
>
>
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