Re: xsl:template having both name and match

Thank you for providing a nice example..

Regards,
Mukul

--- Dave Tucker <dbtucker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 04:34:09 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Mukul Gandhi <mukul_gandhi@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Message-ID:
> <20050303123410.39196.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > This means that we can write a xsl:template having
> > *both* name and match attributes..
> > 
> > I want to know in which circumstances such a
> template
> > definition is useful.. Can somebody please provide
> an
> > example where this has real practical use..?
> > 
> > Till now I have'nt felt such a need.. I always
> create
> > xsl:template with name and match attributes as 2
> > seperate templates, and never in a single
> template.. I
> > want to know the practical use when both name and
> > match attributes on xsl:template would be
> required..
> 
> Yes, it has a practical use.
> 
> I use this capability to write templates where the
> first invocation
> comes from matching some source element, and
> subsequent invocations
> are from recursive calls.  For example:
> 
>   <xsl:template match="insert-events"
> name="insert-events">
>     <xsl:param name="days-from-now">0</xsl:param>
> 
>     <xsl:if test="$days-from-now &lt; 7">
>       <!-- process this day -->
>       <!-- ... -->
> 
>       <!-- recursively call insert-event for next
> day -->
>       <xsl:call-template name="insert-events">
>         <xsl:with-param name="days-from-now"
> select="$days-from-now + 1"/>
>       </xsl:call-template>
>     </xsl:if>
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> Notice that this pattern also relies on having
> default parameter
> values.
> 
> Dave



	
		
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