[xsl] XSL: query part of string to return element

["Carrie Kaufman" <ckaufman01@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi.  I am using XMLSPY (with Microsoft parser) to edit an existing 
stylesheet (XSL) that references several XMLs.

Essentially, I have a 'parent' element with sub-elements.  I want to query a 
particular sub-element (which is a text string).  As long as the text string 
BEGINS with a certain word, I would like for the parent element to be 
selected.

For example, the following code will select the parent element "attrlabl" 
when its sub-element "attrdef" has a value of "Navy."
	<xsl:when test="attrdef[. = Navy]">
       <xsl:value-of select="attrlabl"/>

This is similar to what I need - except the sub-element "attrdef" can have 
any number of words following "Navy."  I have tried including wildcard 
symbols, and a number of other commands that do not seem to agree with the 
preexisting code.

For right or wrong, I am a novice, I have tried xsl:key, starts-with(),
context() . . . all to no avail.

Is it even possible to do this in XSL?

Thanks,
Carrie

G/I/S, Inc.
ckaufman01@xxxxxxxxxxx


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