Re: [xsl] Creating elements in an arbitrary position in the result document

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

At 2010-01-18 01:48 +0100, cvergara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello,
>
> using the information in a subtree of a source document, I would like to
> create an element in an arbitrary position in the result document:
> Source:
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <A>
> ... <- unknown/variable amount of nodes
>   <B>
>     <C attrC="value1"/>
>       <D attrD="value2"/>
>   </B>
> </A>
> Result:
> <A>
>   <new_element attrC="value1" attrD="value2"/>
>     ... <- unknown amount of elements in source between A and B
>     <B>
> ...
>
> Is it possible to do this? I didn't find it in the FAQ of things that are
> not possible in XSLT.
> If yes, how?

It looks like all you are doing is starting the reconstituted A with 
a new first child and then processing the original content as is.

An example is below, but I'm guessing I'm missing something from your 
description.  Your behaviour for <B> would be added to my solution 
with a template matching it.  BTW, I know you don't have attributes 
for <A> but I left handling for that in the solution.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . . . . Ken

t:\ftemp>type cristobal.xml
<A>
... &lt;- unknown/variable amount of nodes
  <B>
    <C attrC="value1"/>
      <D attrD="value2"/>
  </B>
</A>

t:\ftemp>xslt cristobal.xml cristobal.xsl
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><A><new_element attrC="value1" 
attrD="valu
e2"/>
... &lt;- unknown/variable amount of nodes
  <B>
    <C attrC="value1"/>
      <D attrD="value2"/>
  </B>
</A>
t:\ftemp>type cristobal.xsl
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
                version="1.0">

<xsl:template match="A">
  <xsl:copy>
    <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
    <new_element attrC="value1" attrD="value2"/>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="node()"/>
  </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="@*|node()"><!--identity for all other nodes-->
  <xsl:copy>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
  </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

t:\ftemp>


--
UBL and Code List training:      Copenhagen, Denmark 2010-02-08/10
XSLT/XQuery/XPath training after http://XMLPrague.cz 2010-03-15/19
XSLT/XQuery/XPath training:   San Carlos, California 2010-04-26/30
Vote for your XML training:   http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/s/i/
Crane Softwrights Ltd.          http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/s/
Training tools: Comprehensive interactive XSLT/XPath 1.0/2.0 video
Video lesson:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrNjJCh7Ppg&fmt=18
Video overview:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTiodiij6gE&fmt=18
G. Ken Holman                 mailto:gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Male Cancer Awareness Nov'07  http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/s/bc
Legal business disclaimers:  http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal