RE: Long string - inserting a space after every 10 cha

Hi,

> Is it possible to insert a space in a string (of unknown 
> length) after a
> specified number of characters e.g. after every 10 characters insert a
> space??
>
> I have an XML element called <name> which can be anywhere 
> between 1 and 50
> characters long. I need to either split it (by inserting a 
> <BR/> tag) or
> inserting a space (&#160;) after every 10 characters.
> 
> Example1:
> <name>Thisisareallyreallylongnamedontyouthink</name>
> 
> Would look like:
> Thisisarea<BR/>llyreallyl<BR/>ongnamedon<BR/>tyouthink

  <xsl:template match="name" name="chop">
    <xsl:param name="text" select="."/>
    <xsl:param name="delimiter">
      <br/>
    </xsl:param>
    <xsl:param name="length" select="10"/>
    <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="string-length($text) > $length">
        <xsl:value-of select="substring($text, 1, $length)"/>
        <xsl:copy-of select="$delimiter"/>
        <xsl:call-template name="chop">
          <xsl:with-param name="text" select="substring($text, $length + 1)"/>
          <xsl:with-param name="delimiter">
            <xsl:copy-of select="$delimiter"/>
          </xsl:with-param>
          <xsl:with-param name="length" select="$length"/>
        </xsl:call-template>
      </xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise>
        <xsl:value-of select="$text"/>
      </xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
  </xsl:template>

Cheers,

Jarno - Tactical Sekt: Xfixiation (Myer Burns the Dancefloor mix by Haujobb)

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