Re: finding whether starts-with or not prob

Lainaus Oleg Tkachenko <olegt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Jarkko.Moilanen@xxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > I have a small prob. I'm trying to apply a template inside another
> one. 
> > The tempalte is supposed to solve whether the <DocType> value is order
> or 
> > something else and depending from the result do something in both
> cases. 
> > I have been trying to solve whats wrong, but I can't find the reason
> why 
> > it is not working. I know this is not the best solution for this case,
> to 
> > find out the content of the element, but hey... who's perfect =)
> > 
> > XSL-FILE:(Part of it) 
> > <xsl:apply-templates select="Document/Information" />
> > <xsl:template match="Information">
> > </xsl:if>
> This end tag is probably a typo, isn't it? Get rid of this and the
> stylesheet 
> will work.
> 
In the larger context it is needed. 


> > 		<xsl:if test="@SignStatus='Open'">
> > 		<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
> >                 <p ID="SignStatus"><font size="-1">
> > 		<xsl:value-of select="@SignStatus" /> 
> > 		</font>
> > 		</p></td>
> > 		</xsl:if>
> >        <!-- SINCE I AM "INSIDE" INFORMATION ELEMENT; I CAN CALL
> DIRECTLY
> >             THE DOCTYPE TEMPLATE, RIGHT? -->
> More correctly, *the context node* is an "Information" element.
> 
> > 		<xsl:apply-templates select="DocType" />
> > 		
> > 		<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="124">
> >                 <p ID="Sender"><font size="-2">
> > 		<xsl:value-of select="Sender" /></font>
> > 		</p></td>
> > </xsl:if>
> And this end tag doesn't have counterpart start tag, which <xsl:if> do
> you 
> want to close here?

The samehere, in the larger contxt it is needed.

> 
> > </xsl:template>
> > 
> > <xsl:template match="DocType">
> > 		<xsl:if test="not(starts-with(., 'order'))">
> > 			<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
> >                 	<p ID="type"><font size="-2">
> > 			<xsl:value-of select="." /></font>
> >                    <!-- ISNT THE DOT POINTING TO THE DOCTYPE ELEMENTS
> CONTENT? -->
> Not exactly. "." is a short form of self::node(), which means the
> context node 
>   itself, which is DocType element in the place and <xsl:value-of>
> instruction 
> is outputting string value of the first node selected by expression in 
> "select" attribute, so you can say <xsl:value-of select="." /> is
> outputting 
> string value of the context node.
>
Thanks.

 
> >       			</p></td>
> > 		</xsl:if>
> > 		<xsl:if test="starts-with(., 'order')">
> > 			<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
> >                		<p ID="type"><font size="-2"><b>
> > 			<xsl:value-of select="." /></b></font>
> > 			</p></td>
> > 		</xsl:if>		
> > </xsl:template>
> 
> btw, isn't it simpler to use a choice here?
> 
>    <xsl:template match="DocType">
>      <td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
>        <p ID="type">
>          <font size="-2">
>            <xsl:choose>
>              <xsl:when test="starts-with(., 'order')">
>                <b>
>                  <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>                </b>
>              </xsl:when>
>              <xsl:otherwise>
>                <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>              </xsl:otherwise>
>            </xsl:choose>
>          </font>
>        </p>
>      </td>
>     </xsl:template>

This is how I do it now, since I didn't manage to do it the way 
discussed here. 

Cheers
Jarkko

> 
> -- 
> Oleg Tkachenko
> Multiconn International, Israel
> 
> 
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