Re: [xsl] How to avoid careless mistakes when using XSLT modes?

["David Sewell dsewell@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, indeed--now to train my eye to pay attention to that!

On Fri, 19 Apr 2019, Debbie Lapeyre dalapeyre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> If you are working in Oxygen, or similar XML editor,
> viewing the outline of an XSLT stylesheet also
> displays the modes for each template. You can make
> sure they all match that should, see at a glance which
> template is in no mode at all, or one, or
> two... Oxygen also lets you sort by mode in this view.
>
> --Debbie
>
>
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> > On Apr 19, 2019, at 2:41 PM, David Sewell dsewell@xxxxxxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I just spent too much time completely puzzled about why a particular template was not producing correct/expected output before realizing that in many cases the template was not matching anything -- because some time ago I had added a mode to certain instances of <xsl:template> and <xsl:apply-templates> without being sure to adjust other templates in the stylesheet.
> >
> > Adding mode="#all" to my failing template fixed the problem.
> >
> > Obviously one could prevent many such problems by checking for the existence of @mode in a stylesheet before working with it. Remembering always to do that is the problem. Any other suggestions? (I guess one could make a habit of adding an <xsl:message> to the template matching the root to warn that the template is using modes.)
> >
> > David
> >
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David Sewell
Manager of Digital Initiatives
The University of Virginia Press
Email: dsewell@xxxxxxxxxxxx   Tel: +1 434 924 9973
Web: http://www.upress.virginia.edu/rotunda