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RE: Preserving whitespace between nodes - XSLT

• To: "'russ@w...'" <russ@w...>, xml-dev@l...
• Subject: RE: Preserving whitespace between nodes - XSLT
• From: Doug Rudder <drudder@d...>
• Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 13:47:54 -0600

Include <xsl:preserve-space elements="text"/> in your XSLT. We commonly use
<xsl:strip-space> to remove unwanted space (newlines, etc.), but use
preserve space for any elements containing text that allows mixed content.

For example:
<xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>
<xsl:preserve-space elements="para title item entry"/>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: russ@w... 
> [mailto:russ@w...] 
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 1:12 PM
> To: xml-dev@l...
> Subject:  Preserving whitespace between nodes - XSLT
> 
> 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> I have an XSLT question that I'm unable to answer, and I'm 
> starting to think there may not be an answer. Before I give 
> up, allow me to consult your expertise.
> 
> I'm trying to preserve significant whitespace between element 
> nodes during transformation. For example, if I had some XML like:
> 
>   <x>text <x>text</x> <x>text</x> text</x> (note the space in 
> the middle, between nodes)
> 
> ...and some kind of simple transform like:
> 
>   <xsl:template match="*">
>     <x>
>       <xsl:apply-templates/>
>     </x>
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> ... I end up with:
> 
> <x>text <x>text</x><x>text</x> text</x>
> (space is removed)
> 
> I understand why this is happening... I'm just looking for a 
> way around it, if there is one. It becomes significant when 
> the element nodes ultimately indicate text-range formatting, such as:
> 
> <div>text <b>bold</b> <i>italics</i> text</div>
> 
> ...which erroneously becomes "text bolditalics text."
> 
> Thanks for any insight.
> 
> Russ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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