RE: [xsl] Hash-Table in xsl?

Subject: RE: [xsl] Hash-Table in xsl?
From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:44:14 -0000
> 
> The output html has not come out in the way i wanted it to.

That's probably because your code is wrong.

Show us your code, and we might be able to tell you what is wrong with
it.

Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

> 
> Output required is :
> -------------------
> 
> <table>
> <tr>
> <td></td>
> <td>Company1</td>
> <td>Company2</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td>Commodity1</td>
> <td>11</td>
> <td>21</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td>Commodity2</td>
> <td></td>
> <td>22</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td>Commodity3</td>
> <td>13</td>
> <td></td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pankaj Shinde" <shinde_pankaj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 5:56 PM
> Subject: [xsl] Hash-Table in xsl?
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can one create a hash table some how in xsl?
> >
> > My input xml :
> > --------------
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
> > <wrapper>
> >  <data>
> >   <company>company1</company>
> >   <commodity>commodity1</commodity>
> >   <units>11</units>
> >  </data>
> >  <data>
> >   <company>company2</company>
> >   <commodity>commodity2</commodity>
> >   <units>22</units>
> >  </data>
> >  <data>
> >   <company>company1</company>
> >   <commodity>commodity3</commodity>
> >   <units>13</units>
> >  </data>
> >  <data>
> >   <company>company2</company>
> >   <commodity>commodity1</commodity>
> >   <units>21</units>
> >  </data>
> > </wrapper>
> >
> > My output html :
> > ----------------
> >
> >
> >      Company1
> >      Company2
> >
> >       Commodity1
> >      11
> >      21
> >
> >       Commodity2
> >
> >      22
> >
> >       Commodity3
> >      13
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My Logic :
> > ----------
> >
> > for each data node
> >  if value of company has not been seen earlier
> >   create new column with value of company as heading for that column
> >   if value of commodity has not been seen earlier
> >    create new row with value of commodity as heading for that row
> >    put value of commodity in correct place.
> >  else
> >   if value of commodity has not been seen earlier
> >    create new row with value of commodity as heading for that row
> >    put value of commodity in correct place.
> >
> > Problem :
> > ---------
> > 1. I can use preceding-sibling for checking whether "value 
> of company 
> > is new" or "value of commodity is new". But this screws up 
> performance 
> > for large xmls. 2. I can use java.util.Hashtable from 
> within my xsl. 
> > How will this affect
> my
> > performance.
> > 3. Can Meunchian be modified for this problem?
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > regards,
> > <panx/>
> >
> >
> >
> >  XSL-List info and archive:  
> http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
> >
> 
> 
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