Re: Attribute and Element Formatting Issues

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<portfolio name="CBOT" version="1">
   <trade name="Future" quantity="1">
      <instrument instType="Bond">
         <dictionary>
            <dict name="expiry date" type="t">
            </dict>

<dict name="strike" type="d">0.95</dict>

            <dict name="option type" type="s">EuropeanCall</dict>
         </dictionary>
      </instrument>
   </trade>
</portfolio>

TO:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<portfolio name="CBOT" version="1">
   <trade name="Future" quantity="1">
      <instrument instType="Bond">
         <expiryDate>
         </expiryDate>

<strike>0.95</strike>

         <optionType>EurpoeanCall</optionType>
      </instrument>
   </trade>
</portfolio>

Try this stylesheet:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="node()|@*">
	<xsl:copy>
		<xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*" />
	</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="dict">
	<xsl:variable name="new_name">
		<xsl:call-template name="capitalize">
			<xsl:with-param name="string" select="@name"/>
		</xsl:call-template>
	</xsl:variable>
	<xsl:element name="{$new_name}"><xsl:apply-templates/></xsl:element>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="capitalize">
<xsl:param name="string"/>
<xsl:param name="caps" select="false()"/>
<xsl:if test="contains($string,' ')">
	<xsl:if test="$caps">
		<xsl:value-of select="translate(substring(substring-before($string,' '),1,1),'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz','ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ')"/>
		<xsl:value-of select="substring(substring-before($string,' '),2)"/>
	</xsl:if>
	<xsl:if test="not($caps)">
		<xsl:value-of select="substring-before($string,' ')"/>
	</xsl:if>
	<xsl:call-template name="capitalize">
		<xsl:with-param name="string" select="substring-after($string,' ')"/>
		<xsl:with-param name="caps" select="true()"/>
	</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="not(contains($string,' '))">
	<xsl:if test="$caps">
		<xsl:value-of select="translate(substring($string,1,1),'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz','ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ')"/>
		<xsl:value-of select="substring($string,2)"/>
	</xsl:if>
	<xsl:if test="not($caps)">
		<xsl:value-of select="$string"/>
	</xsl:if>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

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