[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message]

XSL too Weak For Generic XML tree view

Subject: XSL too Weak For Generic XML tree view
From: Lance Otis <LanceO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 08:49:22 -0700
xsl xml tree
> We have been trying to develop a generic tree viewer, where the data types
> tags are variables and may change in the XML data and the tree structure
> may change as well. For example an XML document tree could look like this
> ( headers not shown):
> <Type1>value
> 	<IndentedType1>value
> 		<IndentedType2>value
> 			<IndentedType3>valuea</IndentedType3>
> 			<IndentedType3>valueb</IndentedType3>
> 			<IndentedType3>valuec</IndentedType3>
> 		</IndentedType2>
> 	</IndentedType1>
> </Type1>
> 
> Independent of the data type tag values, We would like the display to
> mimic the structure in the XML data, what ever it might be. For the above
> example this would be: 
> 
> Type1:value
> -IndentedType1:value
> --IndentedType2:value
> ---IndentedType3:valuea
> ---IndentedType3:valueb
> ---IndentedType3:valuec
> 
> Table flow objects support table displays. Are there any plans for a Tree
> Flow Object, or is there a simple XSL approach that can be used to format
> the output to look just like the data without knowing in advance what that
> data types and structure are? We can format to HTML via custom code to do
> it, but we would like to use an XSL approach.
> 
> //Lance Otis
> Chief Scientist
> Applied Technical Systems, Inc.
> 360-478-2710 x3206
> 


 XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list


Current Thread

PURCHASE STYLUS STUDIO ONLINE TODAY!

Purchasing Stylus Studio from our online shop is Easy, Secure and Value Priced!

Buy Stylus Studio Now

Download The World's Best XML IDE!

Accelerate XML development with our award-winning XML IDE - Download a free trial today!

Don't miss another message! Subscribe to this list today.
Email
First Name
Last Name
Company
Subscribe in XML format
RSS 2.0
Atom 0.3
Site Map | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Trademarks
Free Stylus Studio XML Training:
W3C Member
Stylus Studio® and DataDirect XQuery ™are products from DataDirect Technologies, is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation, in the U.S. and other countries. © 2004-2013 All Rights Reserved.