Re: [xsl] apply template

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:59 AM 8/24/2004, Bruce wrote:
> Jan, try this (note I got rid of the for-each and explicit template 
> select, which you really only want to do if you need to reorder content as 
> far as I understand):

Really you don't even need to use for-each at all: it's nothing more than a 
convenience, since you could do everything it does with another template in 
its own mode. Even reordering content can be done as effectively with 
templates.

Depending on for-each is an easy trap to fall into: it seems easier and 
more straightforward than templates, but it's really no different. Using it 
sometimes allows newbies to get away without learning how templates work 
(for a while) -- which is the same as preventing you from learning how the 
language works.

Note that anything you could do with for-each, you can do with templates. 
But templates are much more versatile and generally useful than for-each.

Cheers,
Wendell

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