Re: [xsl] Do some elements contain strings from other elements?

[Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 27 January 2011 15:12, W Charlton <XSLList@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have what appears a simple compare() problem.
>
> I have the following XML.
> <XML>
>            <SplitNameList>
>                        <SplitName>
>                                    <GivenName>ANDREW</GivenName>
>                                    <FamilyName>SMITH</FamilyName>
>                        </SplitName>
>                        <SplitName>
>                                    <GivenName>DONALD</GivenName>
>                                    <FamilyName>DUCK</FamilyName>
>                        </SplitName>
>            </SplitNameList>
>            <FulNameList>
>                        <FullName>DAVID JONES</FullName>
>                        <FullName>ANDREW J SMITH</FullName>
>                        <FullName>JOHN SMITH</FullName>
>            </FulNameList>
> </XML>
>
> I need to know if any of the Family Names match in the two lists. Either of
these two lists could be quite long and this is in the middle of a load of
logic. All I need here is a True/False. It doesnt have to be an exact match
just as long as it matches the FamilyName.
>
> Sadly I am restricted to XSL 1

It's not clear what you are asking - are you saying return true if any
of the <FamilyName>s are contained in the <FullName>s ?  So in the
above, because SMITH is in at least one of the <FullName>s, then it
should return true.



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