RE: Data structure in XSLT?

You need to read up about Muenchian grouping in your favourite XSLT textbook
or at www.jenitennison.com/xslt/grouping

Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Charles Chan
> Sent: 23 April 2002 18:17
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Data structure in XSLT?
>
>
> Hi, is there anyway to build some data structure in
> XSLT? I have a sample input file that looks like this:
>
> <Qualifications>
>   <Competency name="Java">
>     <Competency id="programming_language:java"/>
>   </Competency>
>   <Competency name="C++">
>     <Competency id="programming_language:cpp"/>
>   </Competency>
>   <Competency name="C#">
>     <Competency id="programming_language:csharp"/>
>   </Competency>
>   <Competency name="WebLogic">
>     <Competency id="application_server:weblogic"/>
>   </Competency>
>   <Competency name="WebSphere">
>     <Competency id="application_server:websphere"/>
>   </Competency>
> </Qualifications>
>
> The output I want is:
>
> programming_language:
> Java, C++, C#
>
> application_server:
> WebLogic, WebSphere
>
> The Competency elements can be in any order. I was
> thinking it would be nice if I have the luxury to use
> a hash map or something like that.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks
> Charles
>
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more
> http://games.yahoo.com/
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>


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