Subject: RE: [xsl] Using keys when unique identifier is a multi node value From: "Andreas L. Delmelle" <a_l.delmelle@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:02:54 +0100 |
> -----Original Message----- > From: Kenny Akridge [mailto:kenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > I've looked at the FAQ and can't seem to find an exact answer. I > am trying > to generate all nodes who contain two specific children nodes. > I'm thinking > that using a key would be the best method, but it doesn't seem right to me > to use multiple keys. > > For instance, if I have: > > <Attendance> > <FirstName>Bill</FirstName> > <LastName>Smith</LastName> > ... some other important data > </Attendance> > > Hi, Very roughly, you can go: <!-- global to your stylesheet --> <xsl:key name="att-by-name" match="Attendance" select="concat(LastName,' ',FirstName)" /> ... <!-- in a template somewhere --> <xsl:variable name="varName" select="concat( current()/LastName,' ', current()/FirstName)" /> ... <xsl:apply-templates select="key('att-by-name',$varName)" /> Maybe you want to refine this further if the format of the variable names is variable too (WRT to upper-/lowercase), but this should get you going. Hope this helps! Cheers, Andreas
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