RE: [xsl] apply-template doesn't hit template

["Vasu Chakkera" <vasucv@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,
I think the bug is in the code he has shown..

>>><xsl:template select="kcm">
>>>	<xsl:message>template hits</xsl:message>
>>>	<!-- This message is never seen -->
>>>  </xsl:template>

Vasu




> From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [xsl] apply-template doesn't hit template
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:33:14 +0100
>
> Sometimes when you can't find a bug, it's because you're looking in the
> wrong place.
>
> What makes you so sure your bug isn't in the bits of code you haven't shown
> us?
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Frans Englich [mailto:frans.englich@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 13 September 2004 13:59
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [xsl] apply-template doesn't hit template
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have an embarrassing simple apply-templates/template
> > problem. Here's my
> > source document:
> >
> > <kcmtests>
> >
> > <kcm kcfg="true" [...]>
> > [...]
> > </kcm>
> >
> > <kcm kcfg="false" [...]>
> > [...]
> > </kcm>
> >
> > <kcm kcfg="false" [...]>
> > [...]
> > </kcm>
> >
> > </kcmtests>
> >
> > There's 21 kcm elements, all of them have "kcfg='true'".
> >
> > <xsl:template select="kcm">
> > 	<xsl:message>template hits</xsl:message>
> > 	<!-- This message is never seen -->
> > </xsl:template>
> >
> > <xsl:template match="/">
> > 	<xsl:apply-templates select="//kcm[@kcfg='true']"/>
> > 	<xsl:message>
> > 		<xsl:value-of select="count(//kcm[@kcfg='true'])"/>
> > 		<!-- This reports 0, which is correct -->
> > 	</xsl:message>
> >
> > 	<xsl:apply-templates select="//kcm[@kcfg='false']"/>
> > 	<xsl:message>
> > 		<xsl:value-of select="count(//kcm[@kcfg='false'])"/>
> > 		<!-- This reports 21, which is correct -->
> > 	</xsl:message>
> > </xsl:template>
> >
> >
> > What I want to achieve is to in one place select entries(the
> > root template),
> > and then with the first template format them for
> > representation -- but it
> > doesn't hit. Instead, the selected items(the 21 kcm) is
> > printed right out in
> > the output(their content, no elements).
> >
> > I have two questions:
> >
> > 1. Why doesn't the template hit?
> >
> > 2. Why are the content simply sent to the output? Is it
> > because I selected
> > them, but no template matched?
> >
> > The above XSL is that simple, I've commented out everything
> > else for testing
> > purposes.
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > 			Frans

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