Re: Dynamic dispatch of functions/templates (was match

> But suppose I could do the same thing with functions or named templates but
> still let matching work ?
> Then I could do something like
>
>             <xsl:call-template name="????">
>                         <xsl:value-of  select="string()"/>
>           </xsl:call-template>
>


Something equivalent to this can be done and was done 10 years ago and
incorporated as the foundation of FXSL.

You can read about FXSL here:

http://conferences.idealliance.org/extreme/html/2006/Novatchev01/EML2006Novat
chev01.html


Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev
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On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 6:37 AM, David Lee <dlee@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Still thinking how to change
>
> B B B B B B B B B B B  <xsl:apply-templates select="text()"/>
> B B B B B B B B B B B  b&
>
> <xsl:template match="some_xpath/text()" >
> ..
>
>
> Into something where the text is concatenated in the face of PI's or
> comments.
>
> I need (or think I do ) something that is dynamic dispatch.
> That is, the code that generates
> B B B B B B B B B B B  B B B B B B B B B B B  <xsl:apply-templates
select="text()"/>
>
> Doesnbt (easily) know which rule to invoke so I'm using the template
match
> form.
>
> But suppose I could do the same thing with functions or named templates but
> still let matching work ?
> Then I could do something like
>
> B B B B B B B B B B B  <xsl:call-template name="????">
> B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B  <xsl:value-ofB 
select="string()"/>
> B B B B B B B B B B </xsl:call-template>
>
>
> I think I'm answering my own question b& I need to generate unique names
b&
> but maybe there's a way to mix these 2 modes ?B  Call a fixed constant
> template that has varients based on a match string ?
> What I want is some rule that triggers on
>
> <xsl:template match="some_xpath/string()" >
>
> But that doesnbt work, nor does mixing match= & call-templateB  (???)
>
> Just shooting in the dark for ideas.
>
> My best one so far is to generate unique names for all the xpaths I need to
> match and do an explicit static-dispatch on the template (or function) name
> b&
> But maybe there's a "trick" to get templates to be dynamically dispatched
by
> name & context node ?
> like (I know this isnt valid b&)
>
> B B B B B B B B B B B  <xsl:template name="format_striung"
> match="some/xpath/expression" >
>
> then call it with something like
>
> B B B B B B B B B B B  <xsl:call-template name="format_string" select=".">
> B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B  <xsl:value-ofB 
select="string()"/>
> B B B B B B B B B B </xsl:call-template>
>
> Maybe this is what "mode" or pass-through parameters are for ?
>
>
>
>
> Not asking anyone to work on this problem, but if something obvious comes
to
> mind I'd love to hear it !
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> David A. Lee
> dlee@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.xmlsh.org
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> David A. Lee
> dlee@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.xmlsh.org
>
>



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