Re: [xsl] Tricky inclusion match

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Karl,

At 03:37 PM 3/30/2005, you wrote:
> I was able to put most of your stuff to work in my "real" scenario but
> got a little stuck because my data looks like this (hierarchely)
>
> recordset
>   record
>     field
>
> where field is "color" and recordset is "picture".
> So I am one deeper than the example I gave.  Plus, to confuse things a
> little, my field name are field with attribute value name to describe
> the element.  So the revised xml would look like (just a snippet of
> it):
>
>     <recordset rsName="pictures">
>         <record sample="1">
>                 <field fieldname="color">red</color>
>                 <field fieldname="color">brown</color>
>                 <field fieldname="color">red</color>
>         </record>
>     </recordset>

Yes, in this case the XPath would be more complicated ... sth like

field[@fieldname='color'][not(.=preceding-sibling::field[@fieldname='color'])][.=$colors]

etc.

When things get really gnarly, variables are a big help.

> I hope that nobody gets upset because I inquired with a simplified
> example of my data, It was easier than trying to describe the real
> data I had.

Not at all: actually, I think that's generally a good idea. As long as you 
don't simplify the problem away! since it's *not* cool to say "thanks for 
the help, but that wasn't the real problem". But if you represent the 
problem properly, not only is no harm done, it's easier for everyone.

Cheers,
Wendell


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