Re: [xsl] when does <xsl:when> stop searching?

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2009-05-12 13:40 -0400, Dmitri Snytkine wrote:
> the <xsl:choose> when used with <xsl:when> is similar to 'switch($var){
> case:

No, it is similar to if-elseif-elseif-elseif-else because the cases 
need not be unique as is true in many languages with a switch construct.

> }
>
> But what about the 'break' keyword?

There is no such keyword in XSLT.  Even for a construct such as 
<xsl:for-each>.  Rather than break out of a loop of processing a set 
of nodes, one addresses only those nodes to be processed.

> xsl does not have that, so does it stop automatically after the first
> match of <xsl:when>?

Yes.

> I mean, what if there are several conditions, sort of like several elseif()

Yes, that's exactly what it is like.

It seems to me from your raft of questions you need to read up on 
XSLT to learn a number of basics.  While no doubt this is enriching 
the archives for the rank beginner, you'll probably progress much 
faster than asking questions and waiting for answers.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken

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