Re: [xsl] question on EXSLT data partitioning

[Erwan AMOUREUX <erwan.amoureux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I frequently use this with msmxl or altova engine.
In that case, it's a 'default' position() by  parent node , using the xml tree
entirely .


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De : "Martin Honnen" <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx>
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Envoyi : mercredi 20 octobre 2010 15:32
Objet : Re: [xsl] question on EXSLT data partitioning


> Erwan AMOUREUX wrote:
>> Fisrt sorry for my english, litlle out of practice
>>
>> Second, for this data volume , it would be nice to use key, isn't it ?
>> You cannot use a variable for modulo but that accelerate processing
>>
>> <xsl:key name="part" match="Entity" use="(position() - (position() mod
1000)) div 1000 ">
>> [...]
>> <xsl:for-each select="Entity[position()  mod 1000 = 0]">
>>       <arguments>
>>         <xsl:apply-templates select ="key('part',position() div 1000) ">
</arguments>
>>     </xsl:for-each>
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> I can't test (and make always error with modulo and other...) but that's
the scheme
>
> I agree that using a key makes sense but as far as I understand it when
> you use position() in the "use" expression of an "xsl:key" element it
> should be always 1. I have however found XSLT processors that implement
> that differently.
>
> --
>
> Martin Honnen
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/