XSL: query part of string to return element

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Subject: XSL: query part of string to return element
From: "Carrie Kaufman" <ckaufman01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:17:32 -0400

Hi. I am using XMLSPY (with Microsoft parser) to edit an existing stylesheet (XSL) that references several XMLs.

Essentially, I have a 'parent' element with sub-elements. I want to query a particular sub-element (which is a text string). As long as the text string BEGINS with a certain word, I would like for the parent element to be selected.

For example, the following code will select the parent element "attrlabl" when its sub-element "attrdef" has a value of "Navy." <xsl:when test="attrdef[. = Navy]"> <xsl:value-of select="attrlabl"/>

This is similar to what I need - except the sub-element "attrdef" can have any number of words following "Navy." I have tried including wildcard symbols, and a number of other commands that do not seem to agree with the preexisting code.

For right or wrong, I am a novice, I have tried xsl:key, starts-with(),
context() . . . all to no avail.

Is it even possible to do this in XSL?

Thanks,
Carrie

G/I/S, Inc.
ckaufman01@xxxxxxxxxxx


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XSL: query part of string to return element Carrie Kaufman - Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:15:45 -0400 (EDT) <= David Carlisle - Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:55:21 -0400 (EDT) <Possible follow-ups> Passin,Thomas B. (Tom) - Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:20:03 -0400 (EDT) David Carlisle - Tue, 24 Sep 2002 18:03:27 -0400 (EDT) Jacoby, Peter R. - Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:11:24 -0400 (EDT)

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