Re: [xsl] FW: Basic XSLT ;-)

[Geert Josten <Geert.Josten@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Robert,

As David mentions, I'm afraid the combination of normalize-space and text gives only the normalized 
value of the _first_ text node in <foo>. I'm not sure that is the problem you are dealing with, but 
it could. And if it does, the code below might help.

Trouble is with XSLT 1 that all useful functions (like normalize and contains) only take the first 
node out of a node-set argument. So you need to get a single node with all the content you want to 
take into account.

You could try doing:
<xsl:template match="foo">
  <xsl:variable name="value">
    <xsl:copy-of select="text()" />
  </xsl:variable>

  <xsl:if test="contains($value, 'Value')">
    ...
  </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

in which the text nodes should be merged into a single text node (in a fragment tree actually).

To make it a bit more complex, you could retrieve the value with apply-templates as well, which 
makes it possible to include/exclude specific elements in the content:

<xsl:template match="foo">
  <xsl:variable name="value">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="node()" mode="filter-value" />
  </xsl:variable>

  <xsl:if test="contains($value, 'Value')">
    ...
  </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="*" mode="get-value">
  <xsl:if test="self::bar">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="node()" mode="get-value" />
  </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

On the other hand, it could just be that your 'Value' is not tested with the correct CaSe. a 
translate($value, 'ABC..', 'abc..') might help in that case..

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Robert Soesemann wrote:

> I am struggeling with a really basic XSL task.  I guess I am missin
> something.
> I need a template that matches the text values of all foo element whose
> original value is 'Value'.
> The original value should be normalized as I want to match e.g.:
>
> <foo>       Text </foo>
>
> or
>
> <foo>Text     </foo>
>
> or
>
> <foo name="bar"> 
>     	Text 
> 	<child>...</child>    
> </foo>
>
> I tried without success:
> ------------------------
>
> <xsl:template match="foo[normalize-space(text())='Value']">
> ....
> </xsl:template>
>
> Please help!! ;-)

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