Question on preceding Text()

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Subject: Question on preceding Text()
From: "Besi Fube" <pearle20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:08:14 -0400

I am currently attempting to Wrap nodes within a center para into one center tag by checking the length of the preceding sibling. If the length of the preceding sibling is greater than Zero, then a center tag has already been opened so nothing needs to be done. Otherwise open a center tag. I have included a test xml structure and a portion of the xslt that attempts to handle this. I am using the same reverse logic to close the <Center> tag. i.e string-length(parent::*/following-sibling::*)>0

The problem I seem to be having with this is that text() for instance the text "Chapter on Testing:" can not be considered a preceding-sibling of <AddText>Testing FAQ</AddText> even though they have the same <Center> parent tag since preceding-sibling does not grab the text node.

Is there a better way of checking the length of the closest preceding text node that is a 'sibling' of the context node?

I attempted using string-length(parent::*/preceding::*[1])>0 but this does not ensure that I am pulling a node that is a child of the same parent node. When I try using the reverse i.e string-length(parent::*/following::*[1])>0 to close the center tag, the tag closes right after the first text(), in this case after the sentence "Chapter on Testing:"

Thanks, I will very much appreciate any suggestions.
Besi

***********************************************
<Book>
	<TitleHead>
		<TitleNum>
			Chapter 1.
		</TitleNum>
		<Center>
			Chapter on Testing:
			<AddText>Testing FAQ</AddText>
			<StrikeText>Questions</StrikeText>
		</Center>
	</TitleHead>
</Book>

*********************************************** <?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:output method="text"/>  <xsl:template match="text()"> <xsl:if test="ancestor::Center"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test ="name(../..)='Center' and string-length(parent::*/preceding-sibling::*)>0"> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text disable-output-escaping='yes'><center></xsl:text> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:if> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>

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