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

I'm sure there is an easier solution that I'm not aware of, but this
will certainly work:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
	<xsl:apply-templates select="name">
		<xsl:with-param name="count" select="'11'"/>
	</xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="name">
	<xsl:param name="count"/>
	<xsl:choose>
		<xsl:when test="$count &lt; string-length(.) ">
			<xsl:value-of select="substring(., ($count -
10), 10)"/>
			<br/>
			<xsl:apply-templates select="//name">
				<xsl:with-param name="count"
select="$count + 10"/>
			</xsl:apply-templates>
		</xsl:when>
		<xsl:otherwise>
			<xsl:value-of select="substring(., ($count -
10), 10)"/>
		</xsl:otherwise>
	</xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Just substitute &#160; or &#xA0; for <br/> if you want spaces.

-Kenny Akridge

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Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:59 AM
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Subject:  Long string - inserting a space after every 10 characters

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

OR /

Example2
<name>Thisisanotherexceptionallylongname</name>

Would loook like:
Thisisanot&#160;herexcepti&#160;onallylong&#160;name

Many, many thanks
Al








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