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Subject: RE: How to filter element values...
From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:08:30 -0000
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> I could be reading it wrong, but I don't think that section 
> covers the behavior that I am seeing. The built-in template 
> calls <xsl:apply-templates mode="m"/>, "which allows 
> recursive processing to continue in the same mode". I 
> wouldn't expect the built-in text() and attribute template to 
> apply to every mode, at least I don't see that described in 
> the spec...

The 1.0 spec could indeed be clearer, and the 2.0 spec is.

But there has to be a built-in rule for every node/mode combination, and
it seems difficult from the text as written to make your deduction that
the built-in rule for a text node in a non-default mode is an empty rule
that does nothing.

Michael Kay


> 
> I would expect this stylesheet:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" ?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
>   xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" >
>   <xsl:template match="/">
> 	<MISSING_MODE>
> 	<xsl:apply-templates mode="MISSING_MODE"/>
> 	</MISSING_MODE>
>   </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
> to output:
> 
> <MISSING_MODE>
> </MISSING_MODE>
> 
> and not:
> 
> <MISSING_MODE>
> ... all of the text nodes in the xml document ... </MISSING_MODE>
> 
> 
> Both Xalan and Saxon behave as though there is a built-in 
> text and attribute template that is equivalent to:
> 
> <xsl:template match="text()|@*" mode="m">
>   <xsl:value-of select="."/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> Josh
> 
> ***************************
> Subject: RE:  How to filter element values...
> From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:17:19 -0500
> Josh,
> 
> There are defaults that apply to each mode, also, as 
> described in the XSLT Rec, section 5.8:
> 
> 
> There is also a built-in template rule for each mode, which 
> allows recursive processing to continue in the same mode in 
> the absence of a successful pattern match by an explicit 
> template rule in the stylesheet. This template rule applies 
> to both element nodes and the root node. The following shows 
> the equivalent of the built-in template rule for mode m.
> 
> 
> <xsl:template match="*|/" mode="m">
>   <xsl:apply-templates mode="m"/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> I hope this fills it in for you --
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Wendell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Canfield 
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 4:43 PM
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE:  How to filter element values...
> 
> 
> It looks like the <xsl:apply-templates mode="g"/> at the 
> bottom of the Global template is causing the default template 
> to get invoked.
> 
> Adding a new empty template
> 
>   <xsl:template match="Global/text() | EVENT/text()" mode="g"/>
> 
> Will fixes the problem.
> 
> I'm not sure why the default template is being invoked in 
> this case. I read both http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#modes and 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#built-in-rule and they seem to be 
> saying that only templates with a matching mode will be invoked. The 
> 
> Can anyone explain why this is happening?
> 
> Josh
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of 
> Kotes Mogili
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 12:25 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  How to filter element values...
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am using XSL to generate another XSL file from an XML file. 
> I am interested in only Element names and attributes but not 
> it's values. for the following XML 
> 
> 
> <SiebelMessage>
> <Global param="A" name="Y">aaaaa</Global>
> <Global type="if" name="A" select="abcd">bbbb</Global>
> <Global type="when" name="Y" select="ccc" 
> otherwise="bbbbb">ccccc</Global>
> 
> <EVENT 
> spec="IDL:sciOmSiebelEvents/RouterToOmServer:1.0#OrderCopyEvent\">
>  ddddd
> </EVENT>
> </SiebelMessage>
> 
> I am getting the output as 
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
>     <xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>
>     <xsl:preserve-space elements=""/>
>     <xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>
>     <xsl:param name="A"/>
> 
>  aaaaa 
> 
> <xsl:variable name="A">
>         <xsl:value-of select="abcd"/>
>     </xsl:variable>
> 
>  bbbb 
> 
> <xsl:variable name="Y">
>         <xsl:choose>
>             <xsl:when test=" ">
>                 <xsl:value-of select=" ccc"/>
>             </xsl:when>
>             <xsl:otherwise>
>                 <xsl:value-of select=" bbbbb"/>
>             </xsl:otherwise>
>         </xsl:choose>
>     </xsl:variable>
> 
>  ccccc ddddd 
> 
> <xsl:template match="*"/>
>     <xsl:template match="SiebelMessage"/>
>     <!-- End of SiebelMessage -->
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
> 
> I am not sure why the element values are coming when i am not 
> refering it them. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated..
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> kotes
> 
> 
> <!-- *******************  XSL file  ********************** -->
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> <xsl:stylesheet 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" 
> version="1.0"> <xsl:output method="text"/>
> <xsl:strip-space elements="*" />   
> <xsl:template match="/">
>         &lt;xsl:stylesheet  
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0"&gt;
>         &lt;xsl:output method="xml"  encoding="UTF-8" 
> indent="yes"/&gt;
>         &lt;xsl:preserve-space elements=""/&gt;
>         &lt;xsl:strip-space elements="*"/&gt;
>         <xsl:apply-templates select="*[Global]" mode="g"/>
>         &lt;xsl:template match="*"&gt;
>         &lt;/xsl:template&gt;
>         &lt;xsl:template match="SiebelMessage"&gt;
>      <!--  <xsl:apply-templates select="SiebelMessage"/>  -->
>         <!-- &lt;/xsl:element &gt;-->
>         &lt;/xsl:template &gt; &lt;!-- End of SiebelMessage --&gt;
>      <!--    <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="t" />  -->
>         &lt;/xsl:stylesheet&gt;
>  </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template match="SiebelMessage">
>          <xsl:apply-templates select="EVENT"/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template match="EVENT">
>                  &lt;xsl:element name=&quot;<xsl:value-of 
> select="name()"/>&quot;&gt;
>                  &lt;xsl:attribute 
> name="spec"&gt;<xsl:value-of select="@spec"/>&lt;/xsl:attribute&gt;
>                  <xsl:apply-templates/>
>                  &lt;/xsl:element &gt;
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template match="Global"  mode="g">
>    <xsl:if test="@type='if'">
>               &lt;xsl:variable name="<xsl:value-of 
> select="@name"/>"&gt;
>                 <xsl:if test="@select"> &lt;xsl:value-of 
> select="<xsl:value-of select="@select"/>"/&gt;</xsl:if>
>                 <xsl:if 
> test="@hardcode">&lt;xsl:text&gt;<xsl:value-of 
> select="@hardcode"/>&lt;/xsl:text&gt;</xsl:if>
>               &lt;/xsl:variable&gt;
>      </xsl:if>
>      <xsl:if test="@param">
>                &lt;xsl:param name="<xsl:value-of 
> select="@param"/>"/&gt;         
>      </xsl:if>
>             <xsl:if test="@type='when' ">
>                 &lt;xsl:variable name="<xsl:value-of 
> select="@name"/>"&gt;
>                 &lt;xsl:choose&gt;
>                 &lt;xsl:when test=&quot; <xsl:value-of 
> select="@gtest"></xsl:value-of>&quot;&gt;
>                     <xsl:if test="@select">&lt;xsl:value-of 
> select=&quot; <xsl:value-of select="@select"/>&quot;/&gt;</xsl:if>
>                     <xsl:if 
> test="@sHardcode">&lt;xsl:text&gt;<xsl:value-of 
> select="@sHardcode"/>&lt;/xsl:text&gt;</xsl:if>
>                  &lt;/xsl:when &gt;
>                  &lt;xsl:otherwise&gt;
>                      <xsl:if 
> test="@otherwise">&lt;xsl:value-of select=&quot; 
> <xsl:value-of select="@otherwise"/>&quot;/&gt;</xsl:if>
>                      <xsl:if 
> test="@oHardcode">&lt;xsl:text&gt;<xsl:value-of 
> select="@oHardcode"/>&lt;/xsl:text&gt;</xsl:if>
>                  &lt;/xsl:otherwise&gt;
>                  &lt;/xsl:choose&gt;
>                  &lt;/xsl:variable&gt;
>      </xsl:if>
>      <xsl:apply-templates mode="g"/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
>  </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
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