Improving XSL Code

["Mallikarjuna Sangappa" <malliks@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I'm creating XSLT files and combining them with the XML Documents to produce 
flat files using XT engine. There are elements with the same attributes. So 
when I'm writing the stylesheet, I have to repeat the code for the two 
elements. The sample XML DTD and XSLT stylesheet is as follows.

<!-- Valid values in XML Document and their values during translation are as 
follows
Chicago - C
SanFrancisco - S
NewYork - N
Detroit - D

<!ENTITY % ENT_CITY "CITY_VALUE (Chicago|SanFrancisco|NewYork|Detroit) 
#IMPLIED">

<!ELEMENT CITY EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST CITY %ENT_CITY;>

<!ELEMENT METROS EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST METROS %ENT_CITY;>

So in the stylesheet, I'll have to repeat the code for both CITY and METROS, 
like

 <!--City-->
 <xsl:param-variable name="varcity" expr = "CITY"/>

   <xsl:choose>

	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='Chicago'">
		   <xsl:value-of select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('C', '1')"/>
          </xsl:when>

	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='SanFrancisco'">
		   <xsl:value-of select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('S', '1')"/>
	   </xsl:when>

	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='NewYork'">
		   <xsl:value-of select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('N', '1')"/>

	   </xsl:when>

	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='Detroit'">
		   <xsl:value-of select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('D', '1')"/>
	   </xsl:when>

  </xsl:choose>

Do I have to repeat the code for METROS element also or is there a way to 
simplify the code in XSLT. Thanks in advance.

CU,

Malliks


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