Re: Wrapping groups

[Chris Maden <crism@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

[Paul Prescod]
> Is it possible to transform something like this:
> 
> <a/><b/>
> <a/><b/>
> <a/><b/>
> <a/><b/>
> 
> into
> 
> <w><a/><b/></w>
> <w><a/><b/></w>
> <w></a><b/></w>
> 
> Adding wrappers around repeated patterns strikes me as quite
> important and common.

It would be possible with the addition of a sibling operator:

<xsl:template pattern="two-item-list">
  <xsl:process select="a"/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template pattern="a">
  <w>
    <a/>
    <xsl:process select="right-sibling(b)"/>
  </w>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template pattern="b">
  <b/>
</xsl:template>

But the pattern language doesn't currently have such an operator, I
don't think.

-Chris
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