Re: [xsl] A beef with XSLT Sometimes too complicated

["Karl Stubsjoen" <kstubs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dude [Colin],
XML / XSLT changed the way I approach just about everything!  I'm
certainly not interested in your suggestion.

~ Wow - that was balsy ~

Karl..

On 14 Jul 2006 06:34:26 +0100, Colin Paul Adams
<colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>> "Karl" == Karl Stubsjoen <kstubs@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>    Karl> Ok, So I love XSLT, 100% but I do have this beef, some
>    Karl> syntax is too complicated!  Classic example, setting a
>    Karl> variable:
>
>    Karl> <xsl:variable name="bg_img"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when
>    Karl> test="normalize-space($all_vars)=''">
>    Karl> <xsl:text>background_bright</xsl:text> </xsl:when>
>    Karl> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>background_faded</xsl:text>
>    Karl> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:variable>
>
>    Karl> Is there a cleaner / simpler way to do this?
>
> Use a non-XML language.
>
>
>    Karl> Any chance you can do this in one line?
>
> Yes:
>
> <xsl:variable name="bg_img"><xsl:choose><xsl:whentest="normalize-space($all_vars)=''"><xsl:text>background_bright</xsl:text></xsl:when><xsl:otherwise><xsl:text>background_faded</xsl:text></xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose></xsl:variable>
>
> :-)
>
> (Sorry - but what else can one answer?)
> --
> Colin Adams
> Preston Lancashire