RE: [xsl] method='text' ... whitespace problems

Subject: RE: [xsl] method='text' ... whitespace problems
From: DPawson@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:35:58 -0000
Mike Kay said:
> A newline in an XML document is normalized by the XML parser 
> to x0A. The
> spec for the text output method says nothing about how the x0A will be
> serialized; I think a literal reading suggests it should be output as
> x0A, though I don't think one could quarrel with a processor that used
> the platform-specific line ending sequence (i.e., x0D0A on 
> Windows). If
> you want to control this, I think you will have to use character
> references in your stylesheet, to prevent the XML parser normalizing
> them, and you will need to include your own logic (e.g. a stylesheet
> parameter) to decide whether to output x0A or x0D0A.

Mmm. yes. for 1.0 the parameter idea is nice. 

Thanks Mike.

Regards DaveP.



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