Subject: RE: [xsl] iterating over unstructured data From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 13:39:57 -0000 |
You don't choose between pull and push (for-each vs. apply-templates) on the basis of performance. You choose on the basis of potential for change: the apply-templates solution is generally more robust to variations in the structure of the source document. Michael Kay Software AG home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Andrew Welch > Sent: 04 February 2002 13:12 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [xsl] iterating over unstructured data > > > > Thanks Mike, I was looking for the non for-each solution. Performance > wise - which is best? > > cheers > > andrew > > === > > [ps. <xsl:template match="bar"/> needed to include <xsl:value-of > select="."/> to output the text for anyone else using this] > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Kay > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 12:30 PM > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [xsl] iterating over unstructured data > > > > > > This may be a faq, but my searches have so far been unproductive. > > > > For the data: > > > > <root> > > <foo>1</foo> > > <bar>2</bar> > > <foo>3</foo> > > <bar>4</bar> > > <foo>5</foo> > > <bar>6</bar> > > <foo>7</foo> > > <bar>8</bar> > > <foo>9</foo> > > <bar>10</bar> > > </root> > > > > I want to output the following format (foo followed by bar on > > each line): > > > > 1 2 > > 3 4 > > 5 6 > > 7 8 > > 9 10 > > > > What is the best way of going about this? > > > <xsl:template match="foo"> > <tr> > <td><xsl:value-of select="."/></td> > <td><xsl:value-of select="following-sibling::bar[1]"/></td> > </tr> > </xsl:template> > > <xsl:template match="bar"/> > > <xsl:template match="root"> > <table> > <xsl:apply-templates select="foo"/> > </table> > </xsl:template> > > Michael Kay > Software AG > home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx > work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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