RE: applying templates more efficiently?

[Kay Michael <Michael.Kay@xxxxxxx>]

> I have sections of my XSL that look like this:
> 
>     <xsl:if test="intro"><xsl:apply-templates 
> select="intro"/></xsl:if>

The <xsl:if> is redundant. If there's no "intro" element, the
xsl:apply-templates will do nothing.

> 
> Is there a way that I can consolidate these into a single 
> statement

yes
    <xsl:apply-templates select= "intro | steps | points | conclusion"/>

But note if you do this, they will be processed in the order they appear,
whereas your original code did the intro, then the steps, then the points,
then the conclusion, regardless of their original ordering.  

Mike Kay


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