Re: [xsl] How to substitute a string based on number

[Johannes Döbler <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

msxml:node-set is a extension function and not a standard function. It 
converts a result tree fragment into a nodeset. Different XSLT-processors 
have different extension for this function, (if they need it at all).

A standard solution would be:
Create a file monthnames.xml:

--------------------------------------------
<monthnames>
  <month>January</month>
  <month>February</month>
  <month>March</month>
  <month>April</month>
  <month>May</month>
  <month>June</month>
  <month>July</month>
  <month>August</month>
  <month>September</month>
  <month>October</month>
  <month>November</month>
  <month>December</month>
</monthnames>
--------------------------------------------

and then your stylesheet could look like:

--------------------------------------------
<xsl:stylesheet  version="1.0" 
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"; >

<xsl:variable name="monthnames" 
select="document('monthnames.xml')/monthnames/month/text()"/>
<xsl:param name="month" select="1"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
<test>
<xsl:value-of select="$monthnames[$month]"/>
</test>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>
--------------------------------------------


Cheers,
Johannes


At 04:37 29.10.2001 -0800, you wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> How can I substitute a string based on a number, e.g.
>
> 1 --- Jaunary
> 2 --- February
> .....
> 11 November
> 12 --- December
>
> In wrox book an implementation is given but it seems
> to be MS specific. The implementation is
>
> -----------------
> <xsl:variable name="monthnames.tf">
>   <mnth name="January"/>
>   <mnth name="February"/>
>   <mnth name="March"/>
>   <mnth name="April"/>
>   <mnth name="May"/>
>   <mnth name="June"/>
>   <mnth name="July"/>
>   <mnth name="August"/>
>   <mnth name="September"/>
>   <mnth name="October"/>
>   <mnth name="November"/>
>   <mnth name="December"/>
> </xsl:variable>
>
> <xsl:variable name="monthnames"
> select="msxml:node-set($monthnames.tf)"/>
> ....
> ...
> <xsl:value-of select="$monthnames/*[$month]/@name"/>
>
>
> In this way monthnames variable works as an array.
> Is there such kinda standard way to access the
> variable ... do not mention xslt processor specific
> stuff. Is node-set a standard function?
>
> Any pointers may help.
>
> Thanks
> Deep



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