Re: [xsl] Re-arranging an XML file

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Or, if using XSLT 2.0, you could approach this as a grouping problem 
(which it basically is, it's just disguised in 1.0):

> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Catalog>
>   <cds>
>     <cd>
>       <number>000001</number>
>       <title>Empire Burlesque</title>
>     </cd>
>     <cd>
>       <number>000002</number>
>       <title>Hide Your Heart</title>
>     </cd>
>   </cds>
>   <artists>
>     <artist>
>       <number>000001</number>
>       <name>Bob Dylan</name>
>     </artist>
>     <artist>
>       <number>000002</number>
>       <name>Bonnie Tyler</name>
>     </artist>
>   </artists>
>  </Catalog>

<xsl:template match="Catalog">
  <xsl:copy>
    <xsl:for-each-group select="cds/cd | artists/artist" group-by="number">
      <cd>
        <xsl:apply-templates select="current-group()/(title, name)"/>
      </cd>
    </xsl:for-each-group>
  </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="title">
  <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="artist/name">
  <artist>
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </artist>
</xsl:template>

Cheers,
Wendell


> Is there an easy way for an XSL rookie to transform  it to look more 
> like this?
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>  <Catalog>
>    <cd>
>      <title>Empire Burlesque</title>
>      <artist>Bob Dylan</artist>
>     </cd>
>     <cd>
>       <title>Hide Your Heart</title>
>     <artist>Bonnie Tyler></artist>
>   </cd>
> </Catalog>



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