Subject: Re: [xsl] Using node-set variables in predicates (another node comparison question) From: "Wendell Piez wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 20:50:01 -0000 |
Hi Chris, Consider something like this: <xsl:function name="mine:is-trim-element" as="xs:boolean"> <xsl:param name="elt" as="node()"/> <xsl:apply-templates mode="mine:is-trim" select="$elt"/> </xsl:function> <xsl:template match="*" mode="mine:is-trim" as="xs:boolean"> <xsl:sequence select="false()"/> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="desc | dt | endnote | entry | younameit" mode="mine:is-trim" as="xs:boolean"> <xsl:sequence select="true()"/> </xsl:template> Essentially the function is an accessor for an apply-templates operation that implements the filter. Good luck, Wendell On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 3:37 PM Chris Papademetrious christopher.papademetrious@xxxxxxxxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Dimitre, > > > > That is good advice about functions b I will keep it in mind! > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > So I ran into a limitation of using document node-set variables in > template match expressions: > > > > <!-- put document nodes in $trim-elements --> > > <xsl:variable name="trim-elements" > select="//(desc|dt|entry|glossterm|li|p|shortdesc|title)"/> > > > > <!-- reference elements in $trim-elements --> > > <xsl:template match="text() > > [matches(., '^\s+')] > > [ancestor::*[. intersect > $trim-elements][not(descendant::*[. intersect $trim-elements])]] > > [not(ancestor-or-self::node() > > [ancestor::*[. intersect > $trim-elements][not(descendant::*[. intersect $trim-elements])]] > > [preceding-sibling::node()])]"> > > > > When I constructed a temporary <p> node in a variable: > > > > xsl:variable name="temporary-p"> > > <p><xsl:copy-of select=bb&blah blahb&b></p> > > </xsl:variable> > > > > then called <xsl:apply-templates> to apply the template: > > > > <xsl:apply-templates select="$temporary-p"/> > > > > the template did not get applied. This makes perfect sense b my temporary > <p> variable does not contain any document nodes at all, so the template > match expression would never match! > > > > But with Dimitrebs advice about functions fresh in my mind, I converted my > document-node variable into a node-type function: > > > > <xsl:function name="mine:is-trim-element" as="xs:boolean"> > > <xsl:param name="elt" as="node()"/> > > <xsl:value-of select="exists($elt[self::desc or self::dt or > self::endnote or self::entry or self::example-title or self::glossterm or > self::li or self::msg-severity or self::p or self::shortdesc or self::title > or self::value-allowed or self::value-default or self::value-type])"/> > > </xsl:function> > > > > Now I can use the function instead of the variable in the match expression: > > > > <xsl:template match="text() > > [matches(., '^\s+')] > > > [ancestor::*[mine:is-trim-element(.)][not(descendant::*[mine:is-trim-element( .)])]] > > [not(ancestor-or-self::node() > > > [ancestor::*[mine:is-trim-element(.)][not(descendant::*[mine:is-trim-element( .)])]] > > > [preceding-sibling::node()[not(mine:is-invisible(.))]])]"> > > > > and the template applies as expected to my temporary variable! > > > > Follow-up question b is there some syntactic sugar that would allow me to > write > > > > self::(a|b|c) > > > > instead of > > > > (self::a or self::b or self::c) > > > > or some other way of testing the element type in $elt altogether? I have > another function that matches several dozen element types, and a more > compact representation would be nice. I thought about matching local-name() > against a list of tag names using bintersectb, but that is not much shorter > and it seems operationally clunkier. > > > > Thanks, this has been an enjoyable exercise for learning! > > > > - Chris > > > > > XSL-List info and archive <http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list> > EasyUnsubscribe <http://lists.mulberrytech.com/unsub/xsl-list/174322> (by > email <>) > -- ...Wendell Piez... ...wendell -at- nist -dot- gov... ...wendellpiez.com... ...pellucidliterature.org... ...pausepress.org... ...github.com/wendellpiez... ...gitlab.coko.foundation/wendell...
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