RE: flat XML to normal XML

For a worked solution to a very similar problem (using XSLT 2.0) see:

http://www.idealliance.org/proceedings/xml04/papers/111/mhk-paper.html

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Borut Bolcina [mailto:bob@xxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 16 May 2005 11:25
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  flat XML to normal XML
> 
> Hello list,
> 
> I wish to transform an xml which has level information in each item 
> (Table) to xml which has hierarchy as stated in those item's element.
> 
> <DataSet xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
>     <Table>
>         <Level>1</Level>
>         <Description>Cars</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>2</Level>
>         <Description>BMW</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>3</Level>
>         <Description>316</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>3</Level>
>         <Description>Z4</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>2</Level>
>         <Description>Citroen</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>3</Level>
>         <Description>C2</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>3</Level>
>         <Description>C4 coupe</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>2</Level>
>         <Description>Alfa Romeo</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>3</Level>
>         <Description>156</Description>
>     </Table>
>     <Table>
>         <Level>1</Level>
>         <Description>Motorcycles</Description>
>     </Table>
>     ...
>     ...
> </DataSet>
> 
> 
> Target xml should look something like this:
> 
> <NewDataSet>
>     <Transport name="Cars">
>        <Brand name="BMW">
>           <Model>316</Model>
>           <Model>Z4</Model>
>        </Brand>
>        <Brand name="Citroen">
>           <Model>C2</Model>
>           <Model>C4 coupe</Model>
>        </Brand>
>        <Brand name="Alfa Romeo">
>           <Model>156</Model>
>        </Brand>  
>     </Transport>
>     <Transport name="Motorcycle">
>        ...
>     </Transport>
> </NewDataSet>
> 
> 
> So, based on the Level element in the source xml for each 
> Table entry, 
> an appropriate subtree must be constructed and inserted in 
> target xml. 
> Levels are ordered following this pattern: 
> 1,2,3,3,...,3,2,3,...,3,...,1,2,3,3,...,2,3,...,3
> 
> Busting my head over this for two days now, help appreciated. 
> If only I 
> could find the guy who created this "flat" xml...$%##@@!
> 
> --Bob