Subject: Re: [xsl] need help with converting attribute into elements From: Aleš Peregrin <ales.peregrin@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:12:17 +0200 |
Hi, thanx for your time. Your solution is now clear for me. Now I know I was right: there is no easy way. I gues there are some things XSLT can't do. So thanx again. Ales Peregrin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Humphris - FLPTN" <rod.humphris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:19 PM X-Scanned: By Symantec Anti-Virus Scan Engine Subject: Re: [xsl] need help with converting attribute into elements > Code nested choose/when/otherwise blocks to cover all the combinations that > you want to catch. It isn't pretty but it will work. Copy/paste will get you > there fast enough! > > <xsl:template match="text"> > <p> > <xsl:choose> > <xsl:when test="@bold='true'"> > <b> > <xsl:choose> > <xsl:when test="@italic='true'"> > <i> > <xsl:choose> > <xsl:when test="@underline='true'"> > <u> > <xsl:value-of select="."/> > </u> > <xsl:otherwise> > <xsl:value-of select="."/> > </xsl:otherwise> > </xsl:choose> > </i> > </xsl:when> > <xsl:otherwise> > etc, etc.... > </b> > </xsl:when> > <xsl:otherwise> > > </xsl:otherwise> > </xsl:choose> > </p> > </xsl:template> > There you are I've basically done it for you, just fill in the missing bits. > > I can't myself think of a better way. I think perhaps that sometimes xslt > just is verbose and this may be one of them. > > The best I can suggest is that you could write the code inside a named > template (look it up if you don't know) which takes an element as a > parameter and then at least you won't have to write it again and you can use > it on other elements besides a 'text' one. You could then xsl:include/import > it from a library xslt to make it more reusable again. > > Ah just saw Jarno's. Much better. Take your pick. > > Cheers > > Rod > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aleš Peregrin [mailto:ales.peregrin@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 14 October 2003 10:49 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > X-Scanned: By Symantec Anti-Virus Scan Engine > Subject: RE: [xsl] need help with converting attribute into elements > > > Hi Rod, > > thanx for your solution suggestion. > I'm not sure, wheter I understand it right. Does it mean to write it eight > times, once for each combinatoion of the atribute values, e.g. first for > "all true", than <otherwise> one of them false and so on? Or is there some > easier way? Could you please > write some more detailed example? > > thanx > > Ales Peregrin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod Humphris - FLPTN" <rod.humphris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:05 AM > X-Scanned: By Symantec Anti-Virus Scan Engine > X-Scanned: By Symantec Anti-Virus Scan Engine > Subject: RE: [xsl] need help with converting attribute into elements > > > > Hi Ales > > > > I expect someone could suggest a prettier and more modular approach but > > nested choose blocks would do it: > > > > <xsl:template match="text"> > > <p> > > <xsl:choose> > > <xsl:when test="@bold='true'"> > > <b> > > <xsl:choose> > > <xsl:when test="@italic='true'"> > > <i> > > etc, etc..... > > </b> > > </xsl:when> > > <xsl:otherwise> > > > > </xsl:otherwise> > > </xsl:choose> > > </p> > > </xsl:template> > > > > Cheers > > > > Rod > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Aleš Peregrin [mailto:ales.peregrin@xxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 14 October 2003 09:47 > > To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > X-Scanned: By Symantec Anti-Virus Scan Engine > > Subject: RE: [xsl] need help with converting attribute into elements > > > > > > Hi! > > I'm trying to make a XSLT stylexheet for transforming XML document into > HTML > > and there is a problem I'm unable to solve, even after a week of trying > and > > searching all over the internet. The problem looks quite easy to me and it > > seems I'm missing something important about XSL language. Here it goes: > > > > I have an XML tag which looks like this: <text bold=true italic=true > > underline=false>Help!</text> > > In this case, the result in HTML should be: > > <font> > > <b> > > <i> > > Help! > > </i> > > </b> > > </font> > > > > I simply need to transform the attributes into HTML elements so that any > of > > the possible combinations of the atributes' values would be transformed > > correctly. > > > > Can anyone help me? > > Thanx. > > Ales Peregrin > > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email > > Security System. 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