Subject: Re: [xsl] How to copy only the really existing <choice> branch/element? "value-of-if-exist" From: "Ben Stover" <bxstover@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:16:52 +0200 |
You are right. I simplified too much :-) But your solution is perfect for me Thank you BS On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:24:41 +0100, David Carlisle wrote: >> If I simply write: >> >> <xsl:value-of select=".../aaa"/> >> <xsl:value-of select=".../bbb"/> >> <xsl:value-of select=".../ccc"/> >> then ALL three elements were copied. >As Martin just said, xsl:value-of never copies elements. >I suspect you dod not simply write that but instead wrote >If I simply write: ><aaa> ><xsl:value-of select=".../aaa"/> ></aaa> ><bbb> ><xsl:value-of select=".../bbb"/> ></bbb> ><ccc> ><xsl:value-of select=".../ccc"/> ></ccc> >in which case the elements are not made by the value-of, they are made >by the literal result elements. >don't do that, just do ><xsl:copy-of select=".../top/*"/> >which will copy the child element of top which according to your schema >fragment must be aaa, bbb or ccc. >If the content of top had been more complicated but you just wanted >aaa,bbb or ccc then you could do ><xsl:copy-of select=".../top/(aaa|bbb|ccc)"/> >or (if you are still using xslt 1) ><xsl:copy-of select=".../top/*[self::aa or self::bbb or self::ccc]"/> >David >________________________________________________________________________ >The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd is a company registered in England >and Wales with company number 1249803. The registered office is: >Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, United Kingdom. >This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is >powered by MessageLabs. >________________________________________________________________________
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