Re: [xsl] start-stopping xml output

["Joris Gillis" <roac@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
Tempore 11:41:35, die 09/22/2005 AD, hinc in xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx scripsit geoff hopkins <geoffhopkins123@xxxxxxxxx>:

> <root>
> 	<item>Z</item>
> 	<item>A</item>
> 	<item>B</item>
> 	<item>C</item>
> 	<item>BOB1</item>
> 	<item>BOB2</item>
> 	<item>BOB3</item>
> 	<item>BOB4</item>
> 	<item>D</item>
> 	<item>BOB5</item>
> 	<item>BOB6</item>
> 	<item>A</item>
> 	<item>BOB7</item>
> 	<item>B</item>
> 	<item>BOB8</item>
> 	<item>C</item>
> 	<item>BOB9</item>
> 	<item>B</item>
> 	<item>BOB10</item>
> </root>
>
> output would look something like this
>
> <root>
> 	<item>BOB1</item>
> 	<item>BOB2</item>
> 	<item>BOB3</item>
> 	<item>BOB4</item>	
> </root>

I think this would work:

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
	xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
	
<xsl:template match="root">
<xsl:copy>
	<xsl:apply-templates select="item[1]"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="item[.='A']">
<xsl:apply-templates select="(following-sibling::item[1][.='B']|
	following-sibling::item[.='A'][1])[1]"/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="item[.='B']">
<xsl:apply-templates select="(following-sibling::item[1][.='C']|
	following-sibling::item[.='A'][1])[1]"/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="item">
<xsl:copy-of select="."/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::item[1]"/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="item[.='Z' or .='C']">
<xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::item[1]"/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="item[.='D']">
<xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::item[.='A'][1]"/>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Most likely, it is possible to create a more generic solution, but I don't know to what extent your real XML differs from your examples.

regards,
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