RE: Converting attributes to elements and preserving t

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Subject: RE: Converting attributes to elements and preserving the hierarchy
From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:01:27 -0500

Also,

*Anything* you can do with a for-each, you can do with a template (with a mode if necessary).

I wonder whether the reverse is the case. (Can anyone suggest something that can't be done with a for-each, but can be done with templates? I can think of things much harder to do with for-each, but impossible?)

In anything but the simplest cases, templates are far more flexible, easier to extend and maintain. In particular, if you need to preserve the order and hierarchy of your data (see the Subject line), for-each will make things harder.

Cheers,
Wendell

At 04:58 AM 12/19/01, Mike wrote:

For beginners: always use template rules, until you understand them well
enough to know their strengths and weaknesses.

For advanced users: use xsl:for-each only when you are absolutely confident
that the structure of the source documents handled by your stylesheet is not
going to change.

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RE: Converting attributes to elements and preserving the hierarchy, (continued)
- Samuel Abraham - Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:20:37 -0500 (EST)
  - Steve Muench - Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:54:42 -0500 (EST)
  - Michael Kay - Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:59:22 -0500 (EST)
    - Jeni Tennison - Wed, 19 Dec 2001 06:17:41 -0500 (EST)
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    - David Carlisle - Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:55:18 -0500 (EST)
    - Jeni Tennison - Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:06:23 -0500 (EST)
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