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

XPath 2.0 solution:

string-join(
  for $i in 0 to (string-length($s) idiv 10)
    return substring($s, $i*10+1, $i*10+11), " ")

Not tested.

Michael Kay

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> Subject:  Long string - inserting a space after every 10 
> characters
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> 
> 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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