Re: [xsl] workaround for XSLT 1.0 result tree fragment usage?

[Don Smith <dsmith_lockesmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wendell,

Thanks for pointing this out. We'll probably stick
with the extension function, but nice to know about
this possibility.

Don
--- Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Don,
> 
> In addition to using an extension function to cast
> the result tree 
> fragment into a node set, another solution is also
> sometimes 
> possible, since while RTFs can't be interrogated as
> node-sets, they 
> can be processed as strings.
> 
> So if you built your variable like this:
> 
> <active>true</active>
> <active>true</active>
> <active>false</active>
> 
> you could simply test
> "not(contains($confirm_active_program,'true'))" 
> and that would work.
> 
> Of course this doesn't scale to more complex
> situations, but it's 
> good enough for many simple ones.
> 
> Cheers,
> Wendell
> 
> At 09:53 AM 12/19/2007, you wrote:
> >I know the real answer to my question is to move to
> >XSLT 2.0, but for the sake of workplace harmony I'm
> >making other efforts as well.
> >
> >Using XSLT 1.0 and MSXML I've run into the
> limitation
> >of an improper use of a result tree fragment. I'm
> >creating a variable, "confirm_active_program" that
> >contains some number of <program> elements like so:
> >
> ><program active="true"/>
> ><program active="false"/>
> >
> >I then have a choose statement which contains a
> when
> >test:
> >
> ><xsl:when
> >test="not($confirm_active_program/program[@active =
> >'true'])">...</xsl:when>
> >
> >The only error I'm getting is that the expression
> >requires a node-set. Going back and reading on RTFs
> in
> >1.0 I realize this isn't going to work. Is there
> any
> >other way to accomplish my desired effect in 1.0?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Don
> >
> >
> > 
>
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