Re: [xsl] Analyze-string Regex to Match Content within Curly Braces

["Dave Pawson dave.pawson@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 at 13:57, Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <xsl:param name="x" select="}O'Reilly"/>
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> indicates that the default value is the string "O'Reilly"
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> and in an AVT
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> regex="}[a-z]{4}"
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> indicates that the regex is [a-z]{4}
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> This relies on the fact that neither an AVT nor an expression can legally begin with an undoubled "}", nor is it ever likely to. And you can think of "}" as meaning "exit expression mode, here is plain text".
>
> Nice idea, or just too quirky?

Weird Mike - looks plain ugly...
Logical, but weird <grin/>

regards

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