Re: [xsl] xml to xml transformation

["J.Pietschmann" <j3322ptm@xxxxxxxx>]

Steven Curry wrote:
> I need to do a minor transformation of large documents scheduled daily 
> where the result will be the same as the original except one repeating 
> element is transformed.  What is the best way to transform just these 
> elements while leaving the rest of the document the same? (I'm an xslt 
> newbie by the way)  Is xslt appropriate performance wise?

It depends. A SAX filter is likely more performant but can be much harder
to maintain. You'll have to consider the tradeoff between perhaps throwing
a bit more expensive hardware at the problem and more software cost.


> Also, I haven't been able to get the transformation right.  I need to 
> take the value of an attribute and make it the element name as follows:
>
> Transform:
> <customFieldValue name="cust_1">Custom Field Value 1</customFieldValue>
> <customFieldValue name="cust_2">Custom Field Value 2</customFieldValue>
>
> To:
> <cust_1>Custom Field Value 1</cust_1>
> <cust_2>Custom Field Value 2</cust_2>

 <xsl:template match="customFieldValue">
   <xsl:element name="{@name}">
     <xsl:apply-templates/>
   </xsl:element>
 </xsl:template>

J.Pietschmann


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